Research Catalog

Title

Fables of the elite / by Dorothy Dix ; illustrated by James A. Swinnerton.

Author

Dix, Dorothy, 1861-1951.

Publication

New York : R.F. Fenno & Company, 1902.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Swinnerton, Jimmy, 1875-1974.
• R.F. Fenno & Company. pbl

Description

[2], 261, [1] p. (first 2 p. and last p. blank) : ill.; 18 cm.

Subject

• Fables, American

Note

• "These sketches originally appeared in the columns of The New York Journal."--T.p. verso.
• Frontispiece and illustrations on p. 9, 19, 29, 39, 49, 61, 73, 83, 93, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 153, 163, 173, 183, 193, 203, 209, 215, 225, 235, 245, 253 and 257.

Contents

The bear who loved the tigress -- The goat who played the races -- How the owl became an oracle -- The female goose and the silly hens -- The colt who had a college education -- The bear who tried to be truthful -- The lion who was a prize -- The bearess whose indifference charmed -- The bearess who was too good -- The donkey who learned to kick -- The donkey who arbitrated society -- The hen who understood the game -- The bearess who wanted a career -- The goat who was a shining light -- The elephantess who tried to be cute -- The bear who was happy though married -- The lion who knew it all -- The bear who travelled on his nerve -- The donkey who admired his own perspicacity -- The bears who solved the divorce problem -- The bear who found nothing in economy -- The bearess who had money -- The bear whose name was Willie Wisdom -- The lion who tackled public office -- The bears who butted in on a strange game.

Call Number

NBO (Gilmer, E. M. Fables of the elite)

LCCN

02013790

OCLC

368717

Author

Dix, Dorothy, 1861-1951.

Title

Fables of the elite / by Dorothy Dix ; illustrated by James A. Swinnerton.

Imprint

New York : R.F. Fenno & Company, 1902.

Connect to:

Full text available via HathiTrust - T.1

Added Author

Swinnerton, Jimmy, 1875-1974. Illustrator

Swinnerton, Jimmy, 1875-1974. Binding designer

R.F. Fenno & Company. Publisher

Research Call Number

NBO (Gilmer, E. M. Fables of the elite)