| Description |
xxx, 272 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Note |
This translation originally published: London: Allen Lane, 1979. |
| Summary |
This volume contains scores of the well- and lesser-known fables popularized by Jean de la Fontaine, including "The Hare and the Tortoise" and "The Hen Who Laid Golden Eggs." In the various tales, the author he depicts an array of animals in situations revealing the quirks, follies, and frailties he observed in humankind. Sins of price, greed and vanity come under humorous attack. |
| Language |
Translated from the French. |
| Subject |
La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695 -- Translations into English.
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Fables, French -- Translations into English.
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La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695. (OCoLC)fst00039661
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Fables, French. (OCoLC)fst00919412
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| Genre/Form |
Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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| Added Author |
Michie, James.
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Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847.
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| ISBN |
9780140455243 (pbk.) |
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0140455248 (pbk.) |
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