The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 2 (of 5) by Marguerite

"The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 2 (of 5)" by Marguerite is a collection of short stories written in French and published posthumously in 1558. Inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron, this frame narrative follows stranded travelers who pass time by sharing tales while awaiting a bridge's completion. The stories explore love, lust, infidelity, and sexual intrigue, blending devotion with earthly desires. Through seventy-two tales of romantic entanglements and revenge, Marguerite crafted a provocative portrait of human passion and deception in Renaissance France. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549
Contributor Le Roux de Lincy, 1806-1869
Illustrator Dunker, Balthasar Anton, 1746-1807
Illustrator Freudenberger, Sigmund, 1745-1801
Translator Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933
Title The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 2 (of 5)
Original Publication London : The Society of English Bibliophilists, 1894
Note Preceded by vol I PG#17701 and followed by vol III PG#17703
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptam%C3%A9ron
Credits Produced by David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Love stories, French -- Translations into English
Subject Tales -- France -- Translations into English
Category Text
eBook-No. 17702
Release Date
Last Update Mar 2, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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