This book with colourful illustrations are some of Aesop's Fables. Charles H. Bennet, a prolific Victorian illustrator, transforms the animals of the original tales into comic half-man half-animal creations, reflecting the Victorian era.

The fables all use anthropomorphism to explore ethical quandaries and different aspects of human nature – the animals depicted speak to each other and experience human emotions, and their behaviours often show them using their wit to triumph against adversity.