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Forty Modern Fables
42 chapters English Public domain
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This is a set of 'fractured fables' written on the cusp of the 20th century. Written in breezy vernacular style, these tales are timeless, even if some of the slang and cultural references have passed into obscurity in the intervening century.
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42 chapters
26 The Fable of The Last Day at School and The Tough Trustee's Farewell to the Young Voyagers 27 The Fable of Woman's True Friend and The Hopeful Antique 28 The Fable of This Year's St. George and The 800 Microscopic Dragons 29 The Fable of Alexander from up the Road Whose Wife Took Him over the Jumps 30 The Fable of The General Manager of the Love Affair Who Demanded a Furlough 31 The Fable of The Day's Work and The Morning After 32 The Fable of The Sure-Thing Crook and The Town of Nubbinville 33 The Fable of The Foozie and The Successful Approach 34 The Fable of The Old-Time Pedagogue Who Came Down from the Shelf and Was Sufficiently Bumped 35 The Fable of The Man Who Was Going to Retire 36 The Fable of The Bookworm and The Butterfly Who Went into the Law 37 The Fable of The Third and Last Call 38 The Fable of The Crustacean Who Tried to Find Out by Reading a Book 39 The Fable of The Low-Down Expert on the Subject of Babies 40 The Fable of The Girl Who Could Compromise in a Pinch 41 The Fable of The Satiated Globe-Trotter Who Found a New Kind of Nerve Twister Waiting for Him at Home 42 The Fable of The Skittish Widower Who Tried to Set Himself Back Some Thirty Tears
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FMF
Forty Modern Fables
42 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is a set of 'fractured fables' written on the cusp of the 20th century. Written in breezy vernacular style, these tales are timeless, even if some of the slang and cultural references have passed into obscurity in the intervening century.
Table of contents
42 chapters
26 The Fable of The Last Day at School and The Tough Trustee's Farewell to the Young Voyagers 27 The Fable of Woman's True Friend and The Hopeful Antique 28 The Fable of This Year's St. George and The 800 Microscopic Dragons 29 The Fable of Alexander from up the Road Whose Wife Took Him over the Jumps 30 The Fable of The General Manager of the Love Affair Who Demanded a Furlough 31 The Fable of The Day's Work and The Morning After 32 The Fable of The Sure-Thing Crook and The Town of Nubbinville 33 The Fable of The Foozie and The Successful Approach 34 The Fable of The Old-Time Pedagogue Who Came Down from the Shelf and Was Sufficiently Bumped 35 The Fable of The Man Who Was Going to Retire 36 The Fable of The Bookworm and The Butterfly Who Went into the Law 37 The Fable of The Third and Last Call 38 The Fable of The Crustacean Who Tried to Find Out by Reading a Book 39 The Fable of The Low-Down Expert on the Subject of Babies 40 The Fable of The Girl Who Could Compromise in a Pinch 41 The Fable of The Satiated Globe-Trotter Who Found a New Kind of Nerve Twister Waiting for Him at Home 42 The Fable of The Skittish Widower Who Tried to Set Himself Back Some Thirty Tears
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FMF
Forty Modern Fables
42 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is a set of 'fractured fables' written on the cusp of the 20th century. Written in breezy vernacular style, these tales are timeless, even if some of the slang and cultural references have passed into obscurity in the intervening century.
Table of contents
42 chapters
26 The Fable of The Last Day at School and The Tough Trustee's Farewell to the Young Voyagers 27 The Fable of Woman's True Friend and The Hopeful Antique 28 The Fable of This Year's St. George and The 800 Microscopic Dragons 29 The Fable of Alexander from up the Road Whose Wife Took Him over the Jumps 30 The Fable of The General Manager of the Love Affair Who Demanded a Furlough 31 The Fable of The Day's Work and The Morning After 32 The Fable of The Sure-Thing Crook and The Town of Nubbinville 33 The Fable of The Foozie and The Successful Approach 34 The Fable of The Old-Time Pedagogue Who Came Down from the Shelf and Was Sufficiently Bumped 35 The Fable of The Man Who Was Going to Retire 36 The Fable of The Bookworm and The Butterfly Who Went into the Law 37 The Fable of The Third and Last Call 38 The Fable of The Crustacean Who Tried to Find Out by Reading a Book 39 The Fable of The Low-Down Expert on the Subject of Babies 40 The Fable of The Girl Who Could Compromise in a Pinch 41 The Fable of The Satiated Globe-Trotter Who Found a New Kind of Nerve Twister Waiting for Him at Home 42 The Fable of The Skittish Widower Who Tried to Set Himself Back Some Thirty Tears
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