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''The pleasure is twice as sweet
When you cheat a cheat.''

An illustrated collection of fables from one of France''s most vital writers.

One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics'' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

The World is Full of Foolish Men

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    A Paperback / softback by Jean de la Fontaine

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      Book details

      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 3 March 2016
      ISBN-13 9780241250402
      978-0241250402
      ISBN-10 0241250404
      Also in:
      Fiction Classics Myths & Legends

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''The pleasure is twice as sweet
      When you cheat a cheat.''

      An illustrated collection of fables from one of France''s most vital writers.

      One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics'' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

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