Fool Who Sold Wisdom

By Jean de La Fontaine · Running time 00:18:41 · Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Fool Who Sold Wisdom by Jean de La Fontaine. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 17, 2023. ------ Jean de La Fontaine was a 17th century French writer and translator, best known for his fables and other tales. He was quite famous during his own lifetime, being a member of the French Academy and having numerous portraits, busts and statues in various institutions. This particular translation to English was done by Elizur Wright, an American author, editor, abolitionist, inventor, and mathematician. He also took an interest in t

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