THE GASCON
I am always inclined to suspect
The best story under the sun
As soon as by chance I detect
That teller and hero are one.
We’re all of us prone
to conceit,
And like to proclaim our own...
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The French poet and man of letters Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was one of the great French classical authors. He preferred to work in relatively minor and unexploited genres, such as the fable and...
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Jean de La Fontaine is best known for his Fables choisies, mises en vers (Selected Fables, Put into Verse), published in twelve books from 1668 to 1693. Comprising more than two hundred short poems di...
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Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 25
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine
