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The most widely read French poet of the 1600s, Jean de La Fontaine achieved enduring popularity with his rhyming stories of sly foxes, industrious ants, ravenous wolves, and other creatures. Drawing upon the tales of ancient Greek, Roman, and Indian storytellers, La Fontaine... Read Full Overview

Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulists Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights... Read Full Overview

In 1855 the French caricaturist Honor Daumier and six other artists proposed to illustrate anew the fables of revered French poet and fabulist Jean de la Fontaine (1621-95), and what a book it would have been Their project was never realized -- until now. Prompted by Daumier's... Read Full Overview

La Fontaine's fables are as timeless as the human weaknesses and follies they depict in animals and other familiar protagonists. This volume contains a selection of fables translated into English verse.

Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulists

Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating... Read Full Overview

Would you like it if I told you the adventures of a beautiful raven, of a cicada that sang all summer, of a city rat and a sweet lamb? In this adored collection of short tales, you will find eight of the best fables by Jean de la Fontaine. With magnificent new illustrations and... Read Full Overview