A retelling of some of the stories of Reynard the Fox. Illustrated with engravings by George Measom.

The following Tales and Illustration. have been suggested by the curious and entertaining groups of stuffed animals lately exhibited in the Crystal Palace, the production of the ingenious Hermann Plouequet, of the Royal Museum of Stuttgart, the capital of Wurtemberg. These figure. were of very general interest, especially to the young, who will now have an opportunity of perpetuating them in their memories; for the engravings here presented have been carefully copied from the stuffed specimens, and the text has, of course, been made subservient to them. The story of Reynard the Fox is of German origin, and has been for many years popular in that country. We have adapted it, with many essential variations and additions, from an old copy, printed in England, in 1756. - [Introduction]

Language: English