George Fyler Townsend
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George Fyler Townsend (1814-1900) was the translator of the standard English edition of
Aesop's Fables.
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.
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Free ebook of George Fyler Townsend at
Project Gutenberg*
Aesop's Fables translated by George Fyler Townsend at
Project Gutenberg.
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Translator's preface by George Tyler Townsend to
Aesop's Fables, giving his sources.
