# The Fables of Orbilius by A.D. Godley

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Fables of Orbilius by A.D. Godley and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as entertaining intermediate Latin stories written around 1900, and as a beginner Latin reader that actually implements elision.

## Why people recommend it

- Entertaining intermediate Latin stories (1 comments): "which are entertaining intermediate Latin stories written at the turn of the 20th century" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49686934))
- Good beginner Latin reader (1 comments): "one of my favorite beginner Latin readers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49216204))
- Actually implements Latin elision (1 comments): "Confirmed it myself, you actually implemented elision!!!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49690916))

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- [Ōsweald Bera by Colin Gorrie](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sweald-bera.md): 4 recommend
- [Remembering the Kanji by James Heisig](https://hackerapproved.com/p/remembering-the-kanji.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Fables+of+Orbilius+by+A.D.+Godley+%28Latin+audiobook+at+fabulae.orbilii.com%29&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Fables of Orbilius by A.D. Godley", https://hackerapproved.com/p/fables-of-orbilius/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).