01967cam a22003373u 4500 50316 UtSlPG 20260610134145.0 m cr n 260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695 The Fables of La Fontaine : Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2015 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fontaine%27s_Fables Release date is 2015-10-26 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) "The Fables of La Fontaine" by Jean de La Fontaine is a collection of fables published between 1668 and 1694. La Fontaine adapted tales from Western and Eastern sources into French free verse, creating 239 fables across twelve books. Originally aimed at adults, these humorous and ironical stories draw from Aesop, Indian sources, and contemporary events. Each fable offers keen insights into human nature through animal characters and pointed morals. The work became a cornerstone of French literature, memorized by generations of schoolchildren and celebrated for its artful storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Fables, French -- Translations into English Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50316 91154 91154