Name George Townsend | Died 1900 | |
Books Aesop's Fables: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition | ||
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables (FULL Audio Book) 08 - Fables 141 - 160
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables (FULL Audio Book) 13 - Fables 241 - 260
Reverend George Fyler Townsend (1814–1900) was the translator of the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables.
Contents
- Three Hundred Aesops Fables FULL Audio Book 08 Fables 141 160
- Three Hundred Aesops Fables FULL Audio Book 13 Fables 241 260
- References
Although there are more modern collections and translations, Townsend's volume of 350 fables introduced the practice of stating a succinct moral at the conclusion of each story, and continues to be influential. Several editions were published in his lifetime, and others since.
In 1860, Townsend also published a revised edition of The Arabian Nights.
In 1872, Townsend published, under the auspices of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, a volume entitled 'The Sea Kings of the Mediterranean'. This is an account of the Knights of Malta, from their beginnings up to Townsend's own time. The dedication is addressed to his 'Dear Boys', 'in the hope that they will hate all that is low and base, and love all that is noble, great and good.'
Townsend also published 'The Town and Borough of Leominster' (Leominster: S. Partridge, and London: Arthur Hall & Co., date not given), written about 1861 while he was vicar of Leominster in Herefordshire.