Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks by Jean de La Fontaine

"Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks" by Jean de La Fontaine is a collection of fables published between 1668 and 1694. La Fontaine adapted tales from classical sources like Aesop and Eastern traditions, transforming them into French verse across 239 fables. Originally aimed at sophisticated adult audiences, these humorous and ironical stories became educational classics for French schoolchildren. The fables offer keen insights into human nature through animal characters, with their pointed morals and artful storytelling making them enduring fixtures of French literature across generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Translator Larned, W. T. (William Trowbridge)
Author La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
Illustrator Rae, John, 1882-1963
Title Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks
From the French of La Fontaine
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fontaine%27s_Fables
Reading Level Reading ease score: 92.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Children's poetry
Subject Fables
Category Text
EBook-No. 24108
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Feb 20, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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