Books of Fables

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We have begun digitizing the books in this collection

The initial phase of the project is to digitize title pages, book covers, and other identifying information, though we will include a few complete books as we go. Samples of our work so far: Complete Books (pdf) --or-- Title pages, covers, etc. (pdf)

About the Annotations:

All annotations are written by Gregory I. Carlson, S.J..
The opinions expressed in these annotations are the personal views of Gregory I. Carlson, S.J., and are not those of the Society of Jesus.

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Recent Submissions

Fables for Wisdom Seekers Young and Old. Meyers, Barbara A. (First Edition Design Publishing, Sarasota, FL. 2017)
Thomas Bewick's Fables of Aesop and Others: Nineteen headpieces proofed from the original wood-blocks. Middleton, Hunter (Florin Press, Kent, England. 1980)
Tonic for the Heart in 1000 Bottles, Volume 1. SVD, Frank Mihalic, (Pauline Publications, Mumbai, India. 2006)
Les Fables de La Fontaine 10 LP Box Set Decca Rare with Book. Jean de La Fontaine (1971)
Palmer Cox's Funny Animals. Cox, Palmer (M.A. Donohue and Company, Chicago. 1903)
Fables de La Fontaine en Vers Provençaux. Marius Bourrelly, translator, Jean de La Fontaine (Alexandre Gueidon, Marseille. 1872)
The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water. Shah, Idries (Hoopoe Books, Boston. 1998)
Fables de La Fontaine. Jean de La Fontaine (Librairie Ancienne et Moderne, Paris. 1827)
Fables de la Fontaine. Jean de La Fontaine (Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, Tours. 1931)
Fox Fables (Hindi & English). Dawn Casey/Hindi Awadhesh Misra (Mantra Lingua Ltd, London. 2006)
Tales and Legends from India. Bond, Ruskin (Rupa and Company, Calcutta. 1990)
Aesop's Fables. Zwerger, Selected; Zwerger, Lisbeth (North-South Books, NY. 2006)
Aesop's Fables. Zwerger, Selected; Zwerger, Lisbeth (North-South Books, NY. 2006)
Aesop's Fables. Hague, Selected; Hague, Michael (Square Fish: Henry Holt and Company, NY. 2012)
Lions and Lobsters and Foxes and Frogs.. Rees, Ennis (Dover, Mineola, NY. 2018)
The Four Kings of the Forest: A Fable. Joyce Lancaster Wilson (The Press in Tuscany Alley, San Francisco. 1973)
321 Aesop's Fables with great moral lessons for chilidren. Sadaf, Nadia (2016)
The Panchatantra: Teaching Tales of Old India. Kelly, Narindar Uberoi (Hachette India Children's Books, Gurgaon, India. 2020)
Frog's Rainy-Day Story and Other Fables. Dowling, Michael James (Carpenter's Son Publishing, Franklin, TN. 2019)
Broderies & Ouvrages de Dames, Les Fables de La Fontaine, Album #4. Unknown author (Broderies & Ouvrages de Dames, Paris. 1920)