George Fyler Townsend
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- Date of birth
- 1814
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- Date of death
- 1900
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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.
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- George Fyler Townsend translated The Lark and Her Young Ones
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Lark Burying Her Father
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Lion and the Dolphin
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Fox and the Woodcutter
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Bitch and Her Whelps
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Man and His Wife
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Swan and the Goose
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Geese and the Cranes
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Woman and Her Hen
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Playful Ass
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Master and His Dogs
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Wild Ass and the Lion
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Aethiop
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Oaks and Jupiter
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Dove and the Crow
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Lioness
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Father and His Sons
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Bull and the Goat
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Crow and Mercury
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Lion and the Fox
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Goat and the Goatherd
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Vine and the Goat
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Flea and the Wrestler
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Boy Hunting Locusts
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Lion and the Shepherd
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Shepherd and the Sheep
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Fox and the Crane
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Manslayer
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Farmer and the Snake
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Hart and the Vine
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Ass and the Frogs
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Lion in a Farmyard
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Peasant and the Eagle
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Seagull and the Kite
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Bald Knight
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Goat and the Ass
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Thief and the Housedog
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Doe and the Lion
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Flies and the Honey-Pot
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Mother and the Wolf
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Jackdaw and the Fox
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Hen and the Golden Eggs
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Mules and the Robbers
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Fowler and the Viper
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Sparrow and the Hare
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Fishermen
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Dog and the Hare
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Camel
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Lamb and the Wolf
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Shepherd and the Sea
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Cat and Venus
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Farmer and the Cranes
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Hen and the Swallow
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Crow and the Serpent
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Two Dogs(Aesop fable)
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Thirsty Pigeon
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Wolf and the Housedog
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Seaside Travelers
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Eagle and the Kite
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Dog and the Oyster
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Camel and Jupiter
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Ass and the Horse
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Weasel and the Mice
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Dancing Monkeys
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Lion and the Eagle
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Brazier and His Dog
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Wolves and the Sheep
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Hares and the Foxes
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Eagle and the Jackdaw
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Raven and the Swan
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Shepherd and the Dog
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Hares and the Lions
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Man Bitten by a Dog
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Mole and His Mother
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Ant and the Dove
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Thrush and the Fowler
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Widow and the Sheep
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Fisherman and His Nets
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Dog’s House
- George Fyler Townsend translated Mercury and the Workmen
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Oak and the Woodcutters
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Crow and the Sheep
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Bowman and Lion
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Kites and the Swans
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Sick Kite
- George Fyler Townsend translated The Ass and the Charger
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