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Definition of Fables
1. fable [v] - See also: fable
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fables
Literary usage of Fables
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Index to Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends by Mary Huse Eastman (1915)
"fables and folk stories. Fox and the little red hen. See Little red hen. II. ...
Folk stories and fables. Wiggin and Smith. Talking beasts. ..."
2. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1857)
"The fables of Esope in Eng- lishe with all his Lyfe and Fortune, 8vo. ...
Of this «dition, only one — The fables of Esop in English, whereunto are added, ..."
3. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1858)
"The fables of Esop in English, whereunto are added, the fables of Avian and of
Poge the Florentine. Lond., 8vo. 12s. Black letter. ..."
4. History of Spanish literature by George Ticknor, Ticknor, George, 1791-1871 (1849)
"Both parts, taken together, contain a hundred and fifty-seven fables, ...
They were, no doubt, less carefully written than the fables of Yriarte, ..."
5. The Contemporary Review (1870)
"La Fontaine published the first six books of his fables in 1668,* and it is well
known that the subjects of most of these early fables were taken from ..."
6. English Literature: From the Norman Conquest to Chaucer by William Henry Schofield (1906)
"If one would understand the mystery-plays fully, one should study along with them
the ideas, style, and provenience of these popular tales. BEAST-fables ..."
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