Fables for the Frivolous

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title: Fables for the Frivolous
text: Fables for the Frivolous, or Fables for the Frivolous, is one of the earliest works by the American parodist Guy Wetmore Carryl. It was published by Harper & Brothers in 1898. These fables are adapted from Jean de La Fontaine's original writings. The Aesop-style fables are written in verse, and are light-hearted re-tellings of fables from two centuries before, each ending with a moral and a pun. Among the more celebrated of the fables are The Persevering Tortoise and the Pretentious Hare, The Ar
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description: Book by Guy Wetmore Carryl
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date created: 2006-05-24T13:19:44Z
date modified: 2024-09-07T18:59:02Z
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