Carlson Fable Collections

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Introduction:

One of Fr. Greg Carlson's passions is fables. Fables often use animals to move us from awareness to attitude. A fable invites the listener to become more aware of himself/herself. Fr. Carlson has been collecting fables for over thirty years.

Now the Carlson Fable Collection includes over 10,000 books and 4000 fable related objects, titled "Aesop's Artifacts" here. This may be the largest -- perhaps the only -- online collection of fable related objects. There are segments of stories to read and over 3500 images to see! Enjoy your stay and come back soon!

Listen to Fr. Carlson discuss fables:

Faith and Fables - Fr Carlson discusses his interest in fables and their application to the Christian life. (20 minute interview)
Ignatius, Jesus, and Aesop - a discussion between Fr. Larry Gillick, S.J. and Fr. Gregory Carlson, S.J. (3 talks of approx 35 minutes each)

The opinions expressed on this web site are the personal views of Gregory I. Carlson, S.J., and are not those of the Society of Jesus.

Collections in this community

Aesop's Artifacts

A wide assortment of Objects depicting fables.
Books of Fables

An Annotated Bibliography of Books of Fables.
Fable Illustrations

Illustrations taken from the books in the fable collection.

Recent Submissions

Tales from Old China: A collection of Chinese folk tales, fairy tales, and fables. Chang, Isabelle C. (Random House, NY. 1969)
Animalia Humorosum: Aesop's animal fables made more believable with a modern twist. Ólafia L. Óla (V. Subhash) (V. Subhash, Roseburg, OR. 2020)
Fabeln. Seliger, Dirk (Amicus Verlag Föritz, Germany. 2002)
La Sagesse du Bonhomme. Llewellyn, Robert E. (Fides, Quebec. 1947)
Les Plus Belles Fables de La Fontaine 2. Jean de La Fontaine (Chouetteditions, com, Quebec. 2020)
Murray the Race Horse. Puckett, Gavin (Faber and Faber, London. 2017)
Les Fables X - En passant par La Fontaine. Clément, Juliette (Édition BoD - Books on Demand, Paris. 2020)
La Oveja negra y demas fábulas. Monterroso, Augusto (Santillana Ediciones Generales, Madrid. 2007)
Poppy the Police Horse. Puckett, Gavin (Faber and Faber, London. 2018)
Esopus Leben und Fabeln. Muling, Johann Adelphus (Steffan Graff, Freiburg im Breisgau. 1569)
The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Aesop (Bendon, Ashland, OH. 2020)
Recueil de Fables Choisies (Cover: Fables Choisies). Jean de La Fontaine; Florian (1937)
The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Aesop (Age of Learning, Glendale, CA. 2016)
Fables de Florian. Rabier, Benjamin (Librairie Garnier Frères, Paris. 1936)
The Tortoise and the Hare: An Aesop's Fable. Aesop (Age of Learning, Glendale, CA. 2016)
The Grasshopper and the Ants. Aesop (Age of Learning, Glendale, CA. 2016)
The Lion and the Mouse. Aesop (Age of Learning, Glendale, CA. 2016)
The Fox and the Stork. Aesop (Age of Learning, Glendale, CA. 2016)
Fables de La Fontaine, Tome Premier. Accompagnée d'une notice historique et de notes par le bon Walckenaer (Armand Aubrée, Éditeur, Paris. 1838)
Fables de La Fontaine, Tome Deuxième. Accompagnée d'une notice historique et de notes par le bon Walckenaer (Armand Aubrée, Éditeur, Paris. 1838)