Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 58 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 18 Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. The Case of Conscience -- The Devil of Pope-fig Island -- Feronde. This eBook was produced by David Widger "Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 18" by Jean de La Fontaine is a collection of stories authored in the 17th century, a time marked by the flourishing of literary and artistic expression in France. This volume includes several fables and tales that explore themes of morality, human behavior, and social commentary through allegorical narratives. The likely topics touch on love, jealousy, and the folly of human actions, reflecting La Fontaine's keen observations of societal norms and personal relationships. In this volume, La Fontaine presents three distinct tales: "The Case of Conscience," "The Devil of Pope-fig Island," and "Feronde." In "The Case of Conscience," the story revolves around Anne, who grapples with her feelings of love and guilt while interacting with a young man named William, leading to humorous moral lessons about innocence and confession. "The Devil of Pope-fig Island" offers a comedic portrayal of the foolishness of the island’s inhabitants, who are punished for their lack of common sense, while a clever laborer outsmarts a class-conscious devil in a series of clever exchanges. Lastly, "Feronde" follows a comical narrative about marital jealousy and misunderstandings, as a husband, suspecting his wife of infidelity, faces both supernatural punishment and unexpected consequences that ultimately teach him valuable lessons about trust and compassion. Each tale cleverly engages with moral themes while entertaining the reader with wit and wisdom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French poetry -- Translations into English Fables, French -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 68449 68376 2024-10-03T04:42:55.303840 2023-10-03T05:05:14.697722 text/html text/html 68442 68369 2024-10-03T04:42:55.526850 2023-10-03T05:05:14.842697 text/html text/html 103675 2024-10-03T04:43:01.640790 application/epub+zip 102460 2024-10-03T04:42:59.003796 application/epub+zip 85832 2024-10-03T04:42:57.752814 application/epub+zip 272810 2024-10-03T04:43:03.335792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264467 2024-10-03T04:43:00.856791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226556 2022-09-03T06:45:26.719650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50427 50405 2024-10-03T04:42:55.063861 2023-10-03T05:05:14.538754 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45482 2020-12-28T17:43:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17931 2020-12-28T17:43:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19505 2024-10-03T04:43:03.458836 application/rdf+xml 20261 2024-10-03T04:42:58.296831 image/jpeg 4520 2024-10-03T04:42:58.024807 image/jpeg 103103 2024-10-03T04:42:55.532837 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