Project Gutenberg 2010-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 418 Mandeville, Bernard 1670 1733 De Mandeville, Bernard Mandeville, B. (Bernard) Shea, John S. 66006697 Aesop Dress'd; Or, A Collection of Fables Writ in Familiar Verse Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Aesop Dress'd; Or, A Collection of Fables Writ in Familiar Verse" by Bernard Mandeville is a collection of fables written in verse, likely during the early 18th century. The work largely consists of translations of fables from the well-known French fabulist La Fontaine, along with two original fables by Mandeville himself. The fables draw on animal characters to convey moral lessons, exploring themes such as pride, vanity, and the consequences of one’s actions. The beginning of the collection presents a preface where Mandeville sets the stage for his work, addressing the reader directly and providing context for his fables. He notes his influences and intentions, emphasizing a straightforward style intended to be accessible and entertaining. The opening fables introduce various animal characters such as a Wolf, a Dog, and a Frog, alongside their humorous and pointed moral reflections that critique human nature and societal behaviors. Each fable illustrates a lesson in a light-hearted, yet thought-provoking manner, setting a tone for the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fables Fables, English -- Early works to 1800 PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 220335 2025-07-14T03:55:17.656536 text/html 221313 2010-10-29T15:47:30 text/html 163631 2025-07-14T03:55:28.470967 application/epub+zip 162557 2025-07-14T03:55:22.187984 application/epub+zip 122854 2025-07-14T03:55:20.459006 application/epub+zip 450539 2025-07-14T03:55:32.078967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523505 2025-07-14T03:55:26.768001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480664 2022-09-15T12:23:44.645789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134174 2025-07-14T03:55:16.576500 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133892 2010-10-29T15:47:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133886 2010-10-29T15:47:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21503 2025-07-14T03:55:32.218935 application/rdf+xml 24495 2025-07-14T03:55:20.991989 image/jpeg 4675 2025-07-14T03:55:20.725008 image/jpeg 53211 2010-10-29T15:47:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 61023 2010-10-29T15:47:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 53135 2010-10-29T15:47:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 156366 2025-07-14T03:55:17.670506 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia