Project Gutenberg 2006-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 114 Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre 1492 1549 Margaret, Queen of Navarre Navarre, Marguerite de d'Angoulême, Marguerite Le Roux de Lincy 1806 1869 Le Roux de Lincy, Antoine Jean Victor Lincy, Le Roux de Roux de Lincy, Le De Lincy, Le Roux Dunker, Balthasar Anton 1746 1807 Duncker Freudenberger, Sigmund 1745 1801 Freudenberg, S. (Sigmund) Freudeberg, S. (Sigmund) Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 3 (of 5) London : $b The Society of English Bibliophilists, $c 1894 Preceded by vol II PG#17702 and followed by vol IV PG#17704 Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 3 (of 5)" by Marguerite, Queen of Navarre is a collection of short stories written during the early 16th century. This volume continues the narrative structure established in earlier volumes, featuring a series of interconnected tales woven around themes of love, fidelity, and moral dilemmas within a courtly context. The stories explore intricate human relationships, often highlighting the contrast between virtue and vice, particularly in romantic entanglements. The opening of this volume provides a taste of its content through stories that depict the struggles of various characters entangled in matters of the heart. For example, in Tale XIX, Pauline and her beloved gentleman choose to forsake the world by entering religious life rather than be separated from one another, a reflection of their intense love and commitment. Tale XX introduces a different perspective, as the Lord of Riant grapples with despair upon discovering his lover's infidelity, prompting a sudden severing of his feelings. These tales set the tone for the subsequent stories in the volume, which promise to delve into the complexities of human emotions and societal expectations, exemplifying the nuanced approach the author takes in addressing the frailties of love and devotion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/17703/17703-h/images/cover.jpg en Love stories, French -- Translations into English Tales -- France -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 354945 355072 2024-10-08T04:30:33.294865 2023-09-08T06:53:08.772251 text/html text/html 363355 2021-02-25T21:41:57 text/html; charset=utf-8 3956640 2021-02-25T21:42:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4005253 2024-10-08T04:30:39.590833 application/epub+zip 4011691 2024-10-08T04:30:34.609828 application/epub+zip 177334 2024-10-08T04:30:33.861871 application/epub+zip 4106572 2024-10-08T04:30:43.082943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4092843 2024-10-08T04:30:39.006839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263394 2022-09-08T12:33:53.560543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300074 2024-10-08T04:30:32.300823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301296 2016-09-09T14:38:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 113068 2016-09-09T14:40:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 298517 2016-09-09T09:43:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112588 2016-09-09T09:47:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 298471 2006-02-07T12:08:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112362 2006-02-07T12:09:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25963 2024-10-08T04:30:43.280765 application/rdf+xml 10702 2024-10-08T04:30:34.086843 image/jpeg 2111 2024-10-08T04:30:34.001831 image/jpeg 3924991 2024-10-08T04:30:33.523823 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia