George Fyler Townsend
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Reverend 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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- Works by George Fyler Townsend at Project Gutenberg
- Aesop's Fables translated by George Fyler Townsend at Project Gutenberg.
- Translator's preface by George Fyler Townsend to Aesop's Fables, giving his sources.
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