Fables

by Robert Louis Stevenson from 1896

About

Stevenson's Fables — a small collection of prose allegories — are among his strangest and most personal works: dark philosophical parables about artists, gods, and ordinary people that don't fit neatly into his other work. 'The Poor Thing' and 'The Touchstone' are particularly haunting. As reading material they work for literary groups; individual fables are very short (5-15 minutes).

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Fables

Words: 14.4k
Scenes: 19
Duration: ~1 hr 48 min

22 sections

14.4k words

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I.--THE PERSONS OF THE TALE

1.1k8:12

CHAPTER XXXIII

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CHAPTER XXXIII: II.--THE SINKING SHIP

6124:35

3

III--THE TWO MATCHES

2962:13

4

IV.--THE SICK MAN AND THE FIREMAN

1951:28

5

V.--THE DEVIL AND THE INNKEEPER

1551:10

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VI.--THE PENITENT

730:33

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VII.--THE YELLOW PAINT

8576:26

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VIII.--THE HOUSE OF ELD

2.1k16:04

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MORAL

380:17

10

IX.--THE FOUR REFORMERS

1260:57

11

X.--THE MAN AND HIS FRIEND

1731:18

12

XI.--THE READER

2201:39

13

XII.--THE CITIZEN AND THE TRAVELLER

540:24

14

XIII.--THE DISTINGUISHED STRANGER

3492:37

15

XIV.--THE CART-HORSES AND THE SADDLE-HORSE

1851:23

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XV.--THE TADPOLE AND THE FROG

280:13

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XVI.--SOMETHING IN IT

1k7:43

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MORAL

350:16

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XVII.--FAITH, HALF FAITH AND NO FAITH AT ALL

5444:05

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XVIII.--THE TOUCHSTONE

2.5k19:01

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XIX.--THE POOR THING

2.1k15:42

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XX.--THE SONG OF THE MORROW

1.6k11:43

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