George Fyler Townsend
George Fyler Townsend (1814–1900) was the British translator of the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables. He was the son of George Townsend and was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge -DCL 1876. He was Vicar of Barntingham, Yorks 1842-1857, of Leominster 1857-1862 and of St Michael's, Burleigh Street, Westminster 1862-1894. He was the last Clerical proctor for granting Marriage Licences in Doctors Commons and assumed the name "Townesend" in 1882. 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, "mostly founded on the version of Dr Jonathan Scott". In 1872, Townsend published, under the auspices of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, a volume entitled 'The Sea Kings of the Mediterranean'. This is an account of the Knights of Malta, from their beginnings up to Townsend's own time. The dedication is addressed to his 'Dear Boys', 'in the hope that they will hate all that is low and base, and love all that is noble, great and good.' Townsend also published 'The Town and Borough of Leominster' (Leominster: S. Partridge, and London: Arthur Hall & Co., date not given), written about 1861 while he was vicar of Leominster in Herefordshire. His son was surgeon Stephen Townsend. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Editions translated by George Fyler Townsend 316
- The Two Dogs
- The Trees and the Axe
- The Ass and the Old Shepherd
- The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock
- The Boys and the Frogs
- The Brother and the Sister
- The Bull and the Calf
- The Bull, the Lioness, and the Wild-Boar Hunter
- The Camel and the Arab
- Jupiter and the Monkey
- The Cobbler Turned Doctor
- The Dancing Monkeys
- The Dogs and the Fox
- The Dog's House
- The Eagle and the Kite
- The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow
- The Fox and the Lion
- The Grasshopper and the Owl
- The Hunter and the Horseman
- The Lark and Her Young Ones
- The Lark Burying Her Father
- The Lion and the Eagle
- The Mice in Council
- The Mouse and the Bull
- The Mules and the Robbers
- The Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree
- The Owl and the Birds
- The Raven and the Swan
- The Serpent and the Eagle
- The She-Goats and Their Beards
- The Sparrow and the Hare
- The Thief and the Innkeeper
- The Trees Under the Protection of the Gods
- The Two Soldiers and the Robber
- The Wolf and the Fox
- Three Hundred Æsop's Fables
- The Ass and His Shadow
- The Mice and the Weasels
- The Two Frogs
- The Two Frogs
- The Goods and the Ills
- The Eagle and His Captor
- The Hawk and the Nightingale
- The Dog in the Manger
- The Laborer and the Snake
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