{"product_id":"9781906442040","title":"The Fables of John Gay, Volume One","description":"Poems by the writer of The Beggar's Opera. John Gay had a humorously sardonic view of human nature. From three centuries ago, his Fables show that nothing changes. All life is here - charlatans, doxies, thugs, misers, the self-deluded, the gossips, the opportunist politicians ... and many animals who know better.\u003cbr\u003eFully illustrated with line drawings by Dandi Palmer.\u003cp\u003eFrom \"The Elephant and the Bookseller\":-\u003cbr\u003e When wrinkling with a sneer, his trunk,\u003cbr\u003e\"Friend,\" quoth the Elephant, \"you're drunk;\u003cbr\u003eE'en keep your money, and be wise:\u003cbr\u003eLeave man on man, to criticise;\u003cbr\u003eFor that you ne'er can want a pen,\u003cbr\u003eAmong the senseless sons of men.\u003cbr\u003eThey unprovok'd, will court the fray:\u003cbr\u003eEnvy's a sharper spur than pay.\u003cbr\u003eNo author ever spared a brother;\u003cbr\u003eWits are game-cocks, to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dodo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043716350192,"sku":"9781906442040","price":6.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906442040_p0.jpg?v=1763617298","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906442040","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}