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Jean de La Fontaine, (8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages. After a long period of royal suspicion, he was at last admitted to the French Academy and his reputation in France has never faded since. Evidence of this is found in the many pictures and statues of the writer, as well as later depictions on medals, coins and postage stamps.

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A Confidant Without Knowing It; Or The Stratagem
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A Monseigneur le Dauphin
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Against The Hard To Suit.
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Alice Sick
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An Animal In The Moon.
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An Imitation Of Anacreon
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Another Imitation Of Anacreon
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Conseil tenu par les Rats
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Death And The Unfortunate.
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Death And The Woodman.
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Democritus And The People Of Abdera (Prose Fable)
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Democritus And The People Of Abdera.
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La Cour du Lion
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Le Corbeau et le Renard
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Le fou qui vend la sagesse
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Le Lièvre et la Tortue
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Le lièvre et les grenouilles
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Le Loup et l’Agneau
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