Fables of La Fontaine

by Jean de La Fontaine

127 chapters11h 57mEnglish1886

About this book

Jean de la Fontaine's fables were very well-known all over Europe during his life, and are now slowly being rediscovered. This edition contains 240 fables or fairy tales and a biography of Jean de la Fontaine and Aesop, containing the most well-known fables in existence, as well as some lesser-known fables and stories. Walter Thornbury's translation furthermore sets the fables into memorable rhymes. - Summary by Carolin

Chapters (127)

1An Essay on the Life and Works of Jean de la Fontaine, part 1

1526

2An Essay on the Life and Works of Jean de la Fontaine, part 2

1775

3The Life of Aesop, the Phrygian, part 1

1672

4The Life of Aesop, the Phrygian, part 2

1633

5Dedication to Monseigneur the Dauphin

437

6Preface

1320

7To Monseigneur the Dauphin

8Fables I and II

157

9Fables III and IV

128

10Fables V and VI

188

11Fables VII and VIII

243

12Fables IX and X

170

13Fables XI and XII

254

14Fables XIII and XIV

145

15Fables XV and XVI

447

16Fables XVII and XVIII

232

17Fables XIX and XX

234

18Fables XXI and XXII

307

19Fables XXIII and XXIV

191

20Fables XXV and XXVI

204

21Fables XXVII and XXVIII

261

22Fables XXIX and XXX

166

23Fables XXXI and XXXII

302

24Fables XXXIII and XXXIV

170

25Fables XXXV and XXXVI

165

26Fables XXXVII and XXXVIII

442

27Fables XXXIX and XL

213

28Fables XLI and XLII

220

29Fables XLIII and XLIV

159

30Fables XLV and XLVI

228

31Fables XLVII and XLVIII

385

32Fables XLIX and L

440

33Fables LI and LII

213

34Fables LIII and LIV

243

35Fables LV and LVI

292

36Fables LVII and LVIII

330

37Fables LIX and LX

194

38Fables LXI and LXII

133

39Fables LXIII and LXIV

240

40Fables LXV and LXVI

185

41Fables LXVII and LXVIII

313

42Fables LXIX and LXX

391

43Fables LXXI and LXXII

404

44Fables LXXIII and LXXIV

157

45Fables LXXV and LXXVI

249

46Fables LXXVII and LXXVIII

240

47Fables LXXIX and LXXX

344

48Fables LXXXI and LXXXII

189

49Fables LXXXIII and LXXXIV

207

50Fables LXXXV and LXXXVI

254

51Fables LXXXVII and LXXXVIII

137

52Fables LXXXIX and XC

218

53Fables XCI and XCII

161

54Fables XCIII and XCIV

132

55Fables XCV and XCVI

113

56Fables XCVII and XCVIII

172

57Fables XCIX and C

157

58Fables CI and CII

211

59Fables CIII and CIV

222

60Fables CV and CVI

281

61Fables CVII and CVIII

213

62Fables CIX and CX

256

63Fables CXI and CXII

142

64Fables CXIII and CXIV

286

65Fables CXV and CXVI

254

66Fables CXVII and CXVIII

201

67Fables CXIX and CXX

132

68Fables CXXI and CXXII

203

69Fables CXXIII and CXXIV

255

70Fables CXXV and CXXVI

372

71Fables CXXVII and CXXVIII

324

72Fables CXXIX and CXXX

486

73Fables CXXXI and CXXXII

336

74Fables CXXXIII and CXXXIV

254

75Fables CXXXV and CXXXVI

415

76Fables CXXXVII and CXXXVIII

273

77Fables CXXXIX and CXL

407

78Fables CXLI and CXLII

289

79Fables CXLIII and CXLIV

256

80Fables CXLV and CXLVI

344

81Fables CXLVII and CXLVIII

451

82Fables CXLIX and CL

200

83Fables CLI and CLII

301

84Fables CLIII and CLIV

276

85Fables CLV and CLVI

222

86Fables CLVII and CLVIII

393

87Fables CLIX and CLX

411

88Fables CLXI and CLXII

298

89Fables CLXIII and CLXIV

381

90Fables CLXV and CLXVI

306

91Fables CLXVII and CLXVIII

387

92Fables CLXIX and CLXX

338

93Fables CLXXI and CLXXII

316

94Fables CLXXIII and CLXXIV

536

95Fables CLXXV and CLXXVI

385

96Fables CLXXVII and CLXXVIII

264

97Fables CLXXIX and CLXXX

424

98Fables CLXXXI and CLXXXII

220

99Fables CLXXXIII and CLXXXIV

202

100Fables CLXXXV and CLXXXVI

944

101Fables CLXXXVII and CLXXXVIII

248

102Fables CLXXXIX and CXC

215

103Fables CXCI and CXCII

211

104Fables CXCIII and CXCIV

419

105Fables CXCV and CXCVI

343

106Fables CXCII and CXCIII

410

107Fables CXCIX and CC

210

108Fables CCI and CCII

254

109Fables CCIII and CCIV

499

110Fables CCV and CCVI

253

111Fables CCVII and CCVIII

324

112Fables CCIX and CCX

537

113Fables CCXI and CCXII

419

114Fables CCXIII and CCXIV

352

115Fables CCXV and CCXVI

240

116Fables CCXVII and CCXVIII

301

117Fables CCXIX and CCXX

310

118Fables CCXXI and CCXXII

284

119Fables CCXXIII and CCXXIV

339

120Fables CCXXV and CCXXVI

229

121Fables CCXXVII and CCXXVIII

478

122Fables CCXXIX and CCXXX

604

123Fables CCXXXI and CCXXXII

305

124Fables CCXXXIII and CCXXXIV

315

125Fables CCXXXV and CCXXXVI

409

126Fables CCXXXVII and CCXXXVIII

224

127Fables CCXXXIX and CCXL

485

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