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    Guy Wetmore Carryl: FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS: With apologies to Aesop
    Guy Wetmore Carryl: FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS: With apologies to Aesop
    Guy Wetmore Carryl: FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS: With apologies to Aesop
    Audiobook46 minutes

    Guy Wetmore Carryl: FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS: With apologies to Aesop

    Written by Guy Wetmore Carryl

    Narrated by philip chenevert

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    About this audiobook

    Fables for the Frivolous is one of the earliest works by the American parodist Guy Wetmore Carryl. 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 Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull, and The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPhilip Chenevert
    Release dateMay 25, 2024
    ISBN9798882434488
    Guy Wetmore Carryl: FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS: With apologies to Aesop

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