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Readers who finished Aesop’s Fables by Aesop and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Anthologies (multiple authors), Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Ancient & Classical, and Legends, Myths, Fables.

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Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Ancient & Classical • Literary Criticism

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Themes: Anthologies (multiple authors) • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables

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Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Ancient & Classical • Literary Criticism

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Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Ancient & Classical • Literary Criticism

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Collins Classics – Arabian Nights

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Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Ancient & Classical • Literary Criticism

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Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Ancient & Classical • Literary Criticism

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If Aesop’s Fables by Aesop is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Anthologies (multiple authors), Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Ancient & Classical and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Jules Cashford, Diana Whaley, Aesop, Michael Newton, and others.