Selectae Fabulae Aesopi, or Select Fables of Aesop
H. Clarke
Read by laurakgibbs
This 18th-century Latin textbook presents 202 Aesop's fables in Latin, "with an English translation more literal than any yet extant, designed for the readier instruction of beginners in the Latin tongue." There are fables here from the classical tradition, along with fables from the Renaissance author Abstemius and other neo-Latin sources. The book has the Latin and English texts in facing columns, with italic font being used to help students connect the Latin words in the left column with the English words in the right column. This LibriVox recording has been made with the Latin fables and English fables in separate files so that you can listen to the fables in Latin and/or in English as preferred. The fables in the book are numbered from 1 to 202, which will help those who want to look at the fable text while listening to the recording. The book was popular and went through many printings in both England and in the United States; this recording was done from an 1787 edition printed in Boston. - Summary by Laura Gibbs (7 hr 24 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 4:24 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 1-5 | 4:49 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 6-10 | 6:32 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 11-15 | 5:48 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 16-20 | 4:42 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 21-25 | 4:47 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 26-30 | 4:29 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 31-35 | 5:02 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 36-40 | 4:08 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 41-45 | 4:03 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 46-50 | 3:15 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 51-55 | 3:28 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 56-60 | 3:02 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 61-65 | 4:01 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 66-70 | 3:57 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 71-75 | 3:44 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 76-80 | 3:26 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 81-85 | 3:57 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 86-90 | 3:54 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 91-95 | 3:41 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 96-100 | 3:12 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 101-105 | 3:37 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 106-110 | 4:37 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 111-115 | 4:34 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 116-120 | 4:19 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 121-125 | 5:56 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 126-130 | 5:07 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 131-135 | 4:56 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 136-140 | 5:01 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 141-145 | 4:29 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 146-150 | 5:03 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 151-155 | 4:21 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 156-160 | 5:30 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 161-165 | 4:41 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 166-170 | 5:16 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 171-175 | 4:36 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 176-180 | 5:41 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 181-185 | 4:24 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 186-190 | 4:37 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 191-195 | 4:08 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| English fables 196-202 | 10:00 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 1-5 | 6:13 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 6-10 | 9:26 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 11-15 | 8:08 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 16-20 | 6:37 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 21-25 | 6:52 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 26-30 | 6:45 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 31-35 | 7:19 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 36-40 | 5:35 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 41-45 | 5:46 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 46-50 | 4:39 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 51-55 | 4:47 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 56-60 | 4:20 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 61-65 | 5:41 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 66-70 | 5:30 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 71-75 | 5:23 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 76-80 | 4:33 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 81-85 | 6:03 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 86-90 | 4:38 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 91-95 | 4:47 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 96-100 | 4:36 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 101-105 | 5:09 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 106-110 | 6:40 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 111-115 | 6:27 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 116-120 | 6:03 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 121-125 | 8:03 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 126-130 | 7:33 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 131-135 | 6:51 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 136-140 | 6:46 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 141-145 | 5:49 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 146-150 | 7:16 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 151-155 | 6:02 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 156-160 | 6:56 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 161-165 | 6:22 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 166-170 | 7:45 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 171-175 | 6:28 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 176-180 | 7:18 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 181-185 | 5:52 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 186-190 | 5:53 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 191-195 | 5:22 | Read by laurakgibbs |
| Latin fables 196-202 | 13:23 | Read by laurakgibbs |