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The Fables Of La Fontaine Paperback – September 10, 2010

by Jean de La Fontaine (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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    444 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Kessinger Publishing
  4. Publication date
    September 10, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.9 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1162694157
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1162694153
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kessinger Publishing (September 10, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 444 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1162694157
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1162694153
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.67 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.9 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 33 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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Fran S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Book, Lovely Lessons, Lovely Illustrations
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2018
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A wonderful book. We enjoy reading to our little one in various languages so he can hear different accents and sounds, even as a baby, preparing him for the global community. And of course, every fable has "the moral of the story." Everyone will enjoy the exceptional illustrations, too.
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Evelyn Felice
5.0 out of 5 stars Once upon a time!
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2013
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Some French fables not as well known in the US as in Europe. Delightful and pithy written with typical French humor.

Printed in the original French with a translation in English following. Ideal for kids who are learning the language.
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M.
4.0 out of 5 stars I Love These Fables
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2014
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These French stories are amazing and the illustrations are well-done (although some might scare the younger viewers). The only reason I did not give this book five stars is because the English translation is really bad. If there is a children's book written in another language that rhymes, the translation should also rhyme. Translators do this with Disney songs why not books? Other than that, I love this tales and think they have great morals.
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U & M
2.0 out of 5 stars No French originals to be found
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2017
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nice book but highly misleading description claiming that it contains original French version by La Fontaine + English translations. In fact, it only contains the English translation.
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lfphilo
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2014
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Lovely artwork, charming stories.
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A Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Publisher's notes
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2012
From the Publisher: Jean de la Fontaine was one of the few great poets of his age and is justly famous for his fables. He was a vivid story-teller, who drew his material from the great stories of Aesop, putting them for the first time into verse.

Many of the fables are moral allegories with animals mirroring human folly and behavior. At the same time, La Fontaine portrays his animals as feeling, even thinking, beings, interspersed throughout the poem with princes, poor men and Olympic gods.

La Faontaine inspired many artists to illustrate his fables. In Gustave Dore he found his most congenial illustrator. Dore had already illustrated many masterpieces of world literature - among them Dante, Balzac and Cervantes, as well as the Bible - and in 1868 he turned his attention to La Fontaine's fables for which he drew pictures with a charm, drama and emotion that have remained unsurpassed to this day.

Dore's illustrations were published in the eighteen-sixties with a translation from the French by Walter Thornbury, whose work is reproduced in this edition.
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Daniel Elad
4.0 out of 5 stars Overall a beautiful book.
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2018
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Excellent graphics. Combination of French and English is a nice touch. Could contain a few more classics.
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Françoise
5.0 out of 5 stars Lafontaine’s fables are simply extraordinary. They are precious and teach a lesson to all.
Reviewed in Canada on April 8, 2024
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To read to my grand children.
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Amazon Customer - Isaac C
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2023
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Good 📕
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