Project Gutenberg 2006-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 108 La Fontaine, Jean de 1621 1695 Fontaine, Jean de La De La Fontaine, Jean Fontaine, Jean de la Fables de La Fontaine. Tome Premier Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chuck Greif "Fables de La Fontaine. Tome Premier" by Jean de La Fontaine is a celebrated collection of fables written during the late 17th century. The book features a series of moral tales, often utilizing anthropomorphized animals to convey lessons about human nature and ethics. La Fontaine's work is renowned for its wit, charm, and insightful commentary on society, making it an enduring classic in the realm of literature. The collection comprises various fables such as "The Ant and the Grasshopper," "The Crow and the Fox," and "The Frog that Wishes to be as Big as the Ox." Each story typically involves a brief narrative that leads to a moral lesson, often highlighting themes such as the folly of pride, the importance of hard work, and the dangers of deception. Through clever storytelling and engaging characters, La Fontaine critiques human behaviors and societal norms, making the fables relatable and evergreen in their relevance. The blend of humor, satire, and morality showcases La Fontaine's literary craftsmanship and contributes to the book's status as a foundational work in the fable genre. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Fables, French PQ Text FR Contes Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 90380 90381 2024-10-08T05:36:55.012899 2023-09-08T07:45:21.636802 text/html text/html 93677 2009-09-24T08:30:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 27862 2009-10-13T09:42:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 104571 2024-10-08T05:37:01.531884 application/epub+zip 104016 2024-10-08T05:36:58.294048 application/epub+zip 94383 2024-10-08T05:36:57.006881 application/epub+zip 264090 2024-10-08T05:37:03.907863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251024 2024-10-08T05:37:00.704902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221651 2022-09-08T13:50:36.882335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63730 63724 2024-10-08T05:36:54.454891 2023-09-08T07:45:21.192793 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 62559 2009-09-24T08:10:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 24764 2009-10-13T09:42:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20052 2024-10-08T05:37:04.092839 application/rdf+xml 17459 2024-10-08T05:36:57.567891 image/jpeg 4004 2024-10-08T05:36:57.283897 image/jpeg 101458 2024-10-08T05:36:55.020894 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia