Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 55 La Fontaine, Jean de 1621 1695 Fontaine, Jean de La De La Fontaine, Jean Fontaine, Jean de la Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 09 Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Belphegor — The Little Bell — The Glutton. This eBook was produced by David Widger "Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 09" by Jean de La Fontaine is a collection of short stories written in the 17th century, a period marked by the Baroque era in French literature. This volume includes three distinct tales: "Belphegor," "The Little Bell," and "The Glutton," which collectively explore themes of love, desire, human folly, and social critique through engaging narratives imbued with moral lessons and witty observations. In "Belphegor," the story follows the demon Belphegor as he is sent to Earth to observe human marriages, only to discover the discord and miseries that come with them, ultimately leading him to flee back to hell. "The Little Bell" tells of a naive youth who falls for a young girl, leading to a series of misunderstandings and dashed hopes. Finally, "The Glutton" presents a humorous tale about a sturgeon consumed by a glutton, whose excessive indulgence leads to dire consequences. Through these stories, La Fontaine deftly illustrates the complexity of human emotions, the pitfalls of excess, and the often humorous insights into society's vices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French poetry -- Translations into English Fables, French -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 57543 57470 2024-10-03T04:41:41.192741 2023-10-03T05:04:29.523847 text/html text/html 57536 57463 2024-10-03T04:41:41.414722 2023-10-03T05:04:29.659825 text/html text/html 101348 2024-10-03T04:41:47.640684 application/epub+zip 100123 2024-10-03T04:41:45.155702 application/epub+zip 83052 2024-10-03T04:41:43.849712 application/epub+zip 266773 2024-10-03T04:41:49.287674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258797 2024-10-03T04:41:46.862710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220734 2022-09-03T06:44:25.666673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41999 41977 2024-10-03T04:41:40.957748 2023-10-03T05:04:29.378820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 37081 2020-12-28T17:43:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15130 2020-12-28T17:43:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19084 2024-10-03T04:41:49.410678 application/rdf+xml 20221 2024-10-03T04:41:44.398689 image/jpeg 4508 2024-10-03T04:41:44.120701 image/jpeg 100631 2024-10-03T04:41:41.419774 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