Project Gutenberg 2018-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 1103 La Fontaine, Jean de 1621 1695 Fontaine, Jean de La De La Fontaine, Jean Fontaine, Jean de la Grandville, J. J. 1803 1847 Grandville, Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard, called Grandville, Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard, called Gérard, Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville, J.J. Fables de La Fontaine Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fontaine%27s_Fables Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fables_de_La_Fontaine Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Fables de La Fontaine" by Jean de La Fontaine is a collection of fables written in the 17th century. This celebrated work consists of short stories that often feature anthropomorphic animals, encapsulating moral lessons and social commentary. The fables reflect on human behavior and societal norms through engaging narratives." "At the start of "Fables de La Fontaine," the author provides a preface that discusses the origins of fables and emphasizes the importance of moral lessons conveyed through storytelling. La Fontaine references the ancient fabulists like Aesop and highlights the artistry of combining poetry with moral instruction. The opening also introduces the first few fables, including "The Ant and the Grasshopper," where an ant's industriousness contrasts sharply with the carefree grasshopper, setting the tone for the timeless wisdom woven throughout the collection. Additionally, La Fontaine engages the reader with rich illustrations and an invocation to the reader, establishing an intimate connection between himself and the audience." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Aesop's fables -- Adaptations Fables, Greek -- Adaptations Fables, French PQ Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale FR Contes FR Poésie FR Illustrateurs Category: Short Stories Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature 1102621 2025-06-22T12:12:33.458584 text/html 1139623 2024-10-23T03:07:12 text/html 99396240 2025-06-22T12:15:07.988820 application/epub+zip 99213510 2025-06-22T12:13:27.317790 application/epub+zip 608789 2025-06-22T12:12:57.746498 application/epub+zip 99178829 2025-06-22T12:15:51.147623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98481975 2025-06-22T12:14:14.617575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525191 2022-08-25T11:12:17.916940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579450 2025-06-22T12:12:23.852661 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 559548 2024-10-23T03:07:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19531 2025-06-22T12:15:51.948607 application/rdf+xml 24417 2025-06-22T12:12:58.192432 image/jpeg 3952 2025-06-22T12:12:57.973463 image/jpeg 99155669 2025-06-22T12:12:36.839614 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia