-Titulo Original : Just So Stories For Little Children (oxford Worlds Classics)
-Fabricante :
Oxford University Press
-Descripcion Original:
How did the camel get his hump? Why wont cats do as they are told? How did an inquisitive little elephant change the lives of elephants everywhere? Kiplings imagined answers to such questions draw on the beast fables of India, and they are full of jokes, subtexts, and exotic references. This fully illustrated edition of this classic includes two extra stories and Kiplings own explanation of the title. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Review `A handy, properly pocket-sized paperback, with Kiplings original illustrations and commentaries on them, with annotations that reveal unsuspected depths and correspondances to these familiar creation fables. Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian About the Author Lisa Lewis is a former chairman of the Kipling Society.
-Fabricante :
Oxford University Press
-Descripcion Original:
How did the camel get his hump? Why wont cats do as they are told? How did an inquisitive little elephant change the lives of elephants everywhere? Kiplings imagined answers to such questions draw on the beast fables of India, and they are full of jokes, subtexts, and exotic references. This fully illustrated edition of this classic includes two extra stories and Kiplings own explanation of the title. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Review `A handy, properly pocket-sized paperback, with Kiplings original illustrations and commentaries on them, with annotations that reveal unsuspected depths and correspondances to these familiar creation fables. Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian About the Author Lisa Lewis is a former chairman of the Kipling Society.
