Fable Illustrations

 

This is a collection of illustrations from the books in the Fr. Carlson Fables Collection.

Please Note:

Only illustrations from books that have passed into the public domain are included in this collection. Please note that the amount of text provided for each illustration is minimal: the name of the illustrator, a complete citation for the book, the page number for the illustration, the title or caption for the illustration, and a few standardized subject headings

For a color illustration, see the "The Hare and the Tortoise".


THE OLD WOMAN AND THE WINE-JAR
by A. Rackham, 1912, now in the public domain.


Recent Submissions

  • Why the Goat Left the Jungle. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 66|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Jackal and the Leopard. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 76|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Frog and the Elephant. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 70|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Frog and the Leopard. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 72|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Jackal and the Heron. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 80|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Turtle, the Wolf, and the Hyena. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 100|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Wolf and His Two Dinners. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 93|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Hyena’s Punishment. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 90|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Jackal and the Hyena. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 82|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Sense of the Weasel. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 97|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Hyena’s Spots. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 86|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Home of the Rat. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 102|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • Why the Cat Came to Man’s House. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 32|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Happy Age in the Animal World. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 6|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Dog and the Clever Rabbit. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 16|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Squirrel and the Kingship. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 10|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Cat, the Rat, and the Fox. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 28|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Dog and the Kingship. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 14|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Dog and the Leopard. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 20|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

  • The Cat and the Hen. 

    Stafford, A.O. (New York: American Book Company. 1906)
    Black-white illustration|Page 24|Stafford, A. (1906). Animal fables from the dark continent. New York: American Book Company.

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