Work(s) of Jean de La Fontaine

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Titles in Short Story Category                                   Top

• Animal In The Moon, An
  
• Animals Sick Of The Plague, The
  
• Ape, The
  
• Arbiter, The Hospitaller, And The Hermit, The
  
• Cat And The Fox, The
  
• Cobbler And The Financier, The
  
• Companions Of Ulysses, The
  
• Dairy-Woman And The Pail Of Milk, The
  
• Democritus And The People Of Abdera
  
• Dog Who Carried His Master's Dinner, The
  
• Dog With His Ears Cropped, The
  
• Elephant And Jupiter's Ape, The
  
• Forest And The Woodcutter, The
  
• Fortune-Tellers, The
  
• Fox And The Young Turkeys, The
  
• Gardener And His Landlord, The
  
• Gods Wishing To Instruct A Son Of Jupiter, The
  
• Hare And The Partridge, The
  
• Horoscope, The
  
• League Of Rats, The
  
• Lioness And The She-Bear, The
  
• Love And Folly
  
• Maiden, The
  
• Man And His Image, The
  
• Man Who Ran After Fortune And The Man Who Waited For Her In His Bed, The
  
• Mice And The Screech-Owl, The
  
• Monkey And The Cat, The
  
• Oyster And The Pleaders, The
  
• Power Of Fable, The
  
• Priest And The Corpse, The
  
• Rabbits, The
  
• Rat And The Elephant, The
  
• Rat Retired From The World, The
  
• Schoolboy, The Pedant, And The Owner Of A Garden, The
  
• Sculptor And The Statue Of Jupiter, The
  
• Scythian Philosopher, The
  
• Thyrsis And Amaranth
  
• Two Mules, The
  
• Two Rats, The Fox, And The Egg, The
  
• Unhappily Married Man, The
  
• Wolf And The Fox, The
  
• Wolf And The Fox In The Well, The
  

Titles in Poem Category                                   Top

• Acorn And The Pumpkin, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Against The Hard To Suit
  
• Alice Sick from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Amorous Courtesan, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Animal In The Moon, An
  
• Animals Sending Tribute To Alexander, The
  
• Animals Sick Of The Plague, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Another Imitation Of Anacreon from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Ape, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Arbiter, The Almoner, And The Hermit, The
  
• Ass And His Masters, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Ass And The Dog, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Ass And The Little Dog, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Ass Carrying Relics, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Ass Dressed In The Lion's Skin, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Ass In The Lion's Skin, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Ass Loaded With Sponges, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Astrologer Who Stumbled Into A Well, The
  
• Avaricious Wife And Tricking Gallant, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Bat And The Two Weasels, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Bat, The Bush, And The Duck, The
  
• Battle Of The Rats And Weasels, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Bear And The Amateur Gardener, The
  
• Bear And The Two Companions, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Belphegor Addressed To Miss De Chammelay from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Bird Wounded By An Arrow, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Bitch And Her Friend, The
  
• Boy And The Schoolmaster, The
  
• Bucking-Tub, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Burier And His Comrade, The
  
• Camel And The Floating Sticks, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Carter In The Mire, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Case Of Conscience, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Cat And The Fox, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Cat And The Old Rat, The
  
• Cat And The Rat, The
  
• Cat And The Thrush, The
  
• Cat And The Two Sparrows, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Cat Metamorphosed Into A Woman, The
  
• Cat, The Weasel, And The Young Rabbit, The
  
• Charlatan, The
  
• City Mouse And The Country Mouse, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• City Rat And The Country Rat, The
  
• Clyster, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Coach And The Fly, The
  
• Cobbler, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Cobbler And The Financier, The
  
• Cock And The Fox, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Cock And The Pearl, The
  
• Cockerel, The Cat, And The Young Mouse, The
  
• Companions Of Ulysses, The
  
• Confidant Without Knowing It; Or The Stratagem, A from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Contract, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Convent Gardener Of Lamporechio, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Council Held By The Rats, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Country Justice, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Countryman And The Serpent, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Countryman Who Sought His Calf, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Cradle, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Cudgelled And Contented Cuckold, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Cunning Fox, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Curate And The Corpse, The
  
• Dairywoman And The Pot Of Milk, The
  
• Daphnis And Alcimadure
  
• Death And The Dying
  
• Death And The Unfortunate
  
• Death And The Woodman from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Democritus And The People Of Abdera
  
• Devil In Hell, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Devil Of Pope-Fig Island, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Discord
  
• Doctors, The
  
• Dog And Cat, The
  
• Dog And His Image, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Dog And His Master's Dinner, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Dog That Dropped The Substance For The Shadow, The
  
• Dog Whose Ears Were Cropped, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Dove And The Ant, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Dragon With Many Heads, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Dress-Maker, The
  
• Drunkard And His Wife, The
  
• Eagle And The Beetle, The
  
• Eagle And The Magpie, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Eagle And The Owl, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Eagle, The Wild Sow, And The Cat, The
  
• Ear-Maker And The Mould-Mender, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Ears Of The Hare, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Earthen Pot And The Iron Pot, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Education from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Eel Pie, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Elephant And The Ape Of Jupiter, The
  
• English Fox, The
  
• Ephesian Matron, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Epitaph Of La Fontaine
  
• Eye Of The Master, The
  
• Faithless Depositary, The
  
• Falcon, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Farmer, The Dog, And The Fox, The
  
• Feronde from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Fishes And The Cormorant, The
  
• Fishes And The Shepherd Who Played The Flute, The
  
• Fly And The Ant, The
  
• Fly And The Game, The
  
• Fool And The Sage, The
  
• Fool Who Sold Wisdom, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Fortune And The Boy
  
• Fortune-Tellers, The
  
• Fowler, The Hawk, And The Lark, The
  
• Fox And The Bust, The
  
• Fox And The Goat, The
  
• Fox And The Grapes, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Fox And The Stork, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Fox And The Turkeys, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Fox With His Tail Cut Off, The
  
• Fox, The Flies, And The Hedgehog, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Fox, The Monkey, And The Animals, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Fox, The Wolf, And The Horse, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Friar Philip's Geese from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Frog And The Rat, The
  
• Frog Who Wished To Be As Big As The Ox, The
  
• Frogs Asking A King
  
• Funeral Of The Lioness, The
  
• Gardener And His Lord, The
  
• Gascon, The
  
• Gascon Punished, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Glutton, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Gods Wishing To Instruct A Son Of Jupiter, The
  
• Golden Pitcher, The
  
• Gout And The Spider, The
  
• Grasshopper And The Ant, The
  
• Hans Carvel's Ring from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Hare And The Frogs, The
  
• Hare And The Partridge, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Hare And The Tortoise, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Head And The Tail Of The Serpent, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Heifer, The Goat, And The Sheep, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Hen With The Golden Eggs, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Hermit, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Heron, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Heron Who Was Hard To Please, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Hog, The Goat, And The Sheep, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Hornets And The Bees, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Horoscope, The
  
• Horse And The Ass, The
  
• Horse And The Wolf, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Horse Wishing To Be Revenged Upon The Stag, The
  
• Husband, The Wife, And The Thief, The
  
• Husband-Confessor, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Ill-Married, The
  
• Imitation Of Anacreon, An from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Impossible Thing, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Indiscreet Confessions, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Ingratitude And Injustice Of Men Towards Fortune, The
  
• Jay In The Feathers Of The Peacock, The
  
• Jealous Husband, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Joconde from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Joker And The Fishes, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Jupiter And The Passenger
  
• Jupiter And The Thunderbolts
  
• King Candaules And The Doctor Of Laws from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• King, The Kite, And The Falconer, The
  
• Kiss Returned, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Kite And The Nightingale, The
  
• Lark And Her Young Ones With The Owner Of A Field, The
  
• League Of The Rats, The
  
• Lion, The
  
• Lion And The Ass Hunting, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Lion And The Gnat, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Lion And The Hunter, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Lion And The Monkey, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Lion And The Rat, The
  
• Lion Beaten By The Man, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Lion Going To War, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Lion Grown Old, The
  
• Lion In Love, The
  
• Lion's Court, The
  
• Lion, The Monkey, And The Two Asses, The
  
• Lion, The Wolf, And The Fox, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Lioness And The Bear, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Little Bell, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Little Dog, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Little Fish And The Fisher, The
  
• Lobster And Her Daughter, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Love And Folly
  
• Magick Cup, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Magnificent, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Maid, The
  
• Man And His Image, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Man And The Adder, The
  
• Man And The Flea, The
  
• Man And The Wooden God, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Man Between Two Ages, And His Two Mistresses, The
  
• Man Who Ran After Fortune, And The Man Who Waited For Her In His Bed, The
  
• Mandrake, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Members And The Belly, The
  
• Merchant, The Noble, The Shepherd, And The King's Son, The
  
• Mice And The Owl, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Miller, His Son And The Ass, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Miser And The Monkey, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Miser Who Had Lost His Treasure, The
  
• Mogul's Dream, The
  
• Monkey And The Cat, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Monkey And The Dolphin, The
  
• Monkey And The Leopard, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Monks Of Catalonia, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Mountain In Labour, The
  
• Mouse Metamorphosed Into A Maid, The
  
• Mule Boasting Of His Genealogy, The
  
• Muleteer, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Neighbour Peter's Mare from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Nicaise from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Nightingale, The
  
• Nothing Too Much from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Oak And The Reed, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Old Cat And The Young Mouse, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Old Man And His Sons, The
  
• Old Man And The Ass, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Old Man And The Three Young Ones, The
  
• Old Man's Calendar, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Old Woman And Her Servants, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Oracle And The Atheist, The
  
• Oyster And The Litigants, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Pack-Saddle, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Partridge And The Cocks, The
  
• Party Strife
  
• Pashaw And The Merchant, The
  
• Peacock Complaining To Juno, The
  
• Peasant And His Angry Lord, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Peasant Of The Danube, The
  
• Philomel And Progne from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Phoebus And Boreas
  
• Picture, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Pitcher, The
  
• Ploughman and His Sons, The A fable
  
• Power Of Fables, The
  
• Princess Betrothed To The King Of Garba, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Progress Of Wit, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Psalter, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Quarrel Of The Dogs And Cats, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Quid Pro Quo; Or The Mistakes, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Rabbits, The
  
• Rat And The Elephant, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Rat And The Oyster, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Rat Retired From The World, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Raven And The Fox, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Raven Who Would Rival The Eagle, The from 'Fables in Rhyme'
  
• Raven, The Gazelle, The Tortoise, And The Rat, The
  
• Rhemese, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Richard Minutolo from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• River Scamander, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Satyr And The Traveller, The
  
• Schoolboy, The Pedant, And The Owner Of A Garden, The
  
• Sculptor And The Statue Of Jupiter, The
  
• Scythian Philosopher, The
  
• Serpent And The File, The
  
• Servant Girl Justified, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Shepherd And His Dog, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Shepherd And His Flock, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Shepherd And The King, The
  
• Shepherd And The Lion, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Shepherd And The Sea, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Sick Abbess, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Sick Lion And The Fox, The
  
• Sick Stag, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Simonides Preserved By The Gods
  
• Sister Jane from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Spectacles, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Spider And The Swallow, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• St. Julian's Prayer from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Stag And The Vine, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Stag Seeing Himself In The Water, The
  
• Sun And The Frogs, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Swallow And The Little Birds, The
  
• Swan And The Cook, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Thieves And The Ass, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Three Gossips' Wager, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Thyrsis And Amaranth
  
• To Madame De Montespan
  
• To Promise is One Thing, to Keep It, Another
  
• Torrent And The River, The
  
• Tortoise And The Two Ducks, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Treasure And The Two Men, The
  
• Truckers, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Two Adventurers And The Talisman, The
  
• Two Asses, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Two Bulls And The Frog, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Two Cocks, The
  
• Two Dogs And The Dead Ass, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Two Doves, The
  
• Two Friends, The from 'Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine'
  
• Two Goats, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Two Mules, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Two Parrots, The King, And His Son, The
  
• Two Rats, The Fox, And The Egg, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Use Of Knowledge, The
  
• Vultures And The Pigeons, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Wallet, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Wax-Candle, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Weasel In The Granary, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Will Explained By Aesop, The
  
• Wishes, The
  
• Wolf Accusing The Fox, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Wolf And The Dog, The
  
• Wolf And The Fox, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Wolf And The Hunter, The
  
• Wolf And The Lamb, The
  
• Wolf And The Lean Dog, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Wolf And The Shepherds, The
  
• Wolf And The Stork, The
  
• Wolf Turned Shepherd, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Wolf, The Goat, And The Kid, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Wolf, The Mother, And Her Child, The
  
• Wolves And The Sheep, The
  
• Woman Drowned, The
  
• Women And The Secret, The
  
• Woodman And Mercury, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Woods And The Woodman, The from 'A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine'
  
• Words Of Socrates, The
  
• Young Widow, The
  

Biography of Jean de La Fontaine [Top]

Jean de La Fontaine was born on the 8th of July, 1621, at
Chateau-Thierry, and his family held a respectable position there.

His education was neglected, but he had received that genius which makes
amends for all. While still young the tedium of society led him into
retirement, from which a taste for independence afterwards withdrew him.

He had reached the age of twenty-two, when a few sounds from the lyre of
Malherbe, heard by accident, awoke in him the muse which slept.

He soon became acquainted with the best models: Pheedrus, Virgil, Horace
and Terence amongst the Latins; Plutarch, Homer and Plato, amongst the
Greeks; Rabelais, Marot and d'Urfe, amongst the French; Tasso, Ariosto
and Boccaccio, amongst the Italians.

He married, in compliance with the wishes of his family, a beautiful,
witty and chaste woman, who drove him to despair.

He was sought after and cherished by all distinguished men of letters.
But it was two Ladies who kept him from experiencing the pangs of
poverty.

La Fontaine, if there remain anything of thee, and if it be permitted to
thee for a moment to soar above all time; see the names of La Sabliere
and of Hervard pass with thine to the ages to come!

The life of La Fontaine was, so to speak, only one of continual
distraction. In the midst of society, he was absent from it. Regarded
almost as an imbecile by the crowd, this clever author, this amiable man,
only permitted himself to be seen at intervals and by friends.

He had few books and few friends.

Amongst a large number of works that he has left, everyone knows his
fables and his tales, and the circumstances of his life are written in
a hundred places.

He died on the 16th of March, 1695.

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