Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes
by OpenStories
Original author: Jean de La Fontaine
"Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes" by Jean de La Fontaine is a collection of fables published between 1668 and 1694. Drawing from sources both Western and Eastern, La Fontaine adapted 239 tales into French free verse, creating classics of French literature. These humorous and ironical stories feature animals and humans, offering keen insights into human nature beneath their apparent simplicity. Originally aimed at adults, they became required learning for generations of French schoolchildren, with countless phrases entering everyday language.
Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes, by Jean de La Fontaine. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #7241.
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21 Chapters
- 1.Preface: To The Present Edition, (1)8,668 words
- 2.Preface: To The Present Edition, (2)3,545 words
- 3.Book I: I.--The Grasshopper and the Ant.14,673 words
- 4.Book II: I.--Against the Hard to Suit.1552 words
- 5.Book IX: (Fable I)4,469 words
- 6.Book III: I.--The Miller, His Son, and the Ass 14,096 words
- 7.Book IV: I.--The Lion in Love.1372 words
- 8.Book VII: Ii.--The Shepherd and the Sea.35,587 words
- 9.Book V: I.--The Woodman and Mercury.1542 words
- 10.Book VIII: , and Fable I., Book IX., the poet treats of the nature and3,179 words
- 11.Book VI: I.--The Shepherd and the Lion.14,114 words
- 12.Epilogue154 words
- 13.Book VII: 16,684 words
- 14.Book VIII: , is devoted to him and how he was treated by his197 words
- 15.Book VIII: I.--Death and the Dying.18,580 words
- 16.Book IX: I.--The Faithless Depositary.15,608 words
- 17.Book X: I.--The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg7,217 words
- 18.Book XI: I.--The Lion.13,762 words
- 19.Epilogue266 words
- 20.Book XII: I.--The Companions of Ulysses (1)7,565 words
- 21.Book XII: I.--The Companions of Ulysses (2)4,737 words