Three hundred Aesop’s fables
Translated by George Fyler Townsend
The fox and the grapes, the tortoise and the hare, the boy who cried wolf, the ant and the grasshopper: the fables that go under Aesop's name have been told for more than two thousand years, and most of them fit on half a page. This edition gives more than three hundred of them in George Fyler Townsend's translation from the Greek, each closing with its moral, together with his preface on the fable as a form and a short life of Aesop drawn from the ancient traditions. The animals talk, behave badly and are punished with a dry economy that has made the collection a schoolroom staple in every European language. The fables are available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first ones are free.
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Is Three hundred Aesop’s fables in the public domain?
Yes. Three hundred Aesop’s fables by Aesop is a public-domain work, here in the translation by George Fyler Townsend. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Three hundred Aesop’s fables?
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What kind of book is Three hundred Aesop’s fables?
Three hundred Aesop’s fables by Aesop is filed under "Classics" in the Vinteuil library.
