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Excerpt from The Tales and Novels of J. De La Fontaine, Vol. 2: Completely Translated Into English Preface; Friar Philip's Geese; Richard Minutolo; The Monks of Catalonia; The Cradle; St. Julian's Prayer; The Countryman Who Sought His Calf; Hans Carvel's Ring; The Hermit; The Convent Gardener of Lamporechio; The Mandrake; The Rhemese; The Amorous Courtesan; Nicaise; The Progress of Wit; The Sick Abbess; The Truckers; The Case of Conscience; The Devil of Pope-fig Island About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.