The Original Fables of La Fontaine by Jean de La Fontaine
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"The Original Fables of La Fontaine" by Jean de La Fontaine is a collection of fables published between 1668 and 1694. Drawing from Western and Eastern sources, La Fontaine adapted 239 tales into French free verse across twelve books. These humorous and ironical fables feature animals and human characters, offering sharp insights into human nature and social commentary beneath their deceptively simple surfaces. Originally aimed at adults, they became required reading for
French schoolchildren and remain classics of French literature, their phrases woven into everyday language. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Tilney, F. C. (Frederick Colin), 1870-1951 |
| Title |
The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fontaine%27s_Fables |
| Credits |
Produced by Jason Isbell, Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Fables, French -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 15946 |
| Release Date | May 30, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 584 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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