The Fables of Orbilius
The Fables of Orbilius by A.D. Godleyby A.D. Godley
Shares rank 3 of 4 language learning books by recommenders
Recommended as entertaining intermediate Latin stories written around 1900, and as a beginner Latin reader that actually implements elision.
Recommended as entertaining intermediate Latin stories written around 1900, and as a beginner Latin reader that actually implements elision.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Entertaining intermediate Latin stories
“which are entertaining intermediate Latin stories written at the turn of the 20th century”
Comment from 13 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)” Good beginner Latin reader
“one of my favorite beginner Latin readers”
Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Ancient Library – 1,060 Greek/Latin texts, click any word to parse it” Actually implements Latin elision
“Confirmed it myself, you actually implemented elision!!!”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)”
Other language learning books people recommend
The three most recommended other language learning books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingua Latina per se Illustrataby Hans Ørberg | 10 | 1 | 91% | 3 | — | — |
| Ōsweald Beraby Colin Gorrie | 4 | 1 | 80% | 1 | — | — |
| The Fables of Orbiliusby A.D. GodleyThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Remembering the Kanjiby James Heisig | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Confirmed it myself, you actually implemented elision!!!”
“which are entertaining intermediate Latin stories written at the turn of the 20th century”
“one of my favorite beginner Latin readers”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.