The Fables of La Fontaine

Name: The Fables of La Fontaine
Author: Jean de La Fontaine

by Jean de La Fontaine

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The Fables of La Fontaine Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Madelaine Kilsby, Laura Natal Rodriguez and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust and Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France, for the illustrations)

Release date

2015-10-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Fables, French -- Translations into English

About the author

Jean de La Fontaine

1621–1695

Best known for the lively fables that turned talking animals into sharp little lessons, this 17th-century French writer mixed wit, rhythm, and a clear-eyed view of human nature. His stories have stayed popular for centuries because they are playful on the surface and surprisingly observant underneath.

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