Project Gutenberg 2006-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 96 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. 5 (of 5) London : $b The Society of English Bibliophilists, $c 1894 Preceded by vol IV PG#17704 Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 5 (of 5)" by Marguerite is a collection of fictional stories written in the early 16th century. This volume continues the tradition of storytelling that emphasizes the interactions and deceptions between men and women, infused with themes of love, honor, and societal commentaries on morality. It is a work that captures the complexities of relationships in a historical context while reflecting on the timeless nature of human behavior. The opening of this volume sets the stage for a series of narratives revolving around moral lessons and the intricacies of love and betrayal. The initial tales involve characters such as the Duke of Urbino, who cruelly punishes a maiden for her role in carrying messages of love, and an apothecary's servant who exacts his revenge on an advocate through a vivid prank. The Prologues introduce each day of storytelling with reflections on virtue and deception, illustrating the juxtaposition of human emotions against societal expectations, and engaging the readers in the exploration of moral and ethical dilemmas faced by the characters. As the characters navigate their desires and the consequences of their actions, the dialogues highlight the interplay between love, deception, and the quest for personal gain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/17705/17705-h/images/cover.jpg en Love stories, French -- Translations into English Tales -- France -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 394904 395139 2024-10-08T04:30:58.492207 2023-09-08T06:53:28.038917 text/html text/html 408071 2021-02-25T21:42:11 text/html; charset=utf-8 6564763 2021-02-25T21:42:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6690465 2024-10-08T04:31:06.521206 application/epub+zip 6697979 2024-10-08T04:31:00.235207 application/epub+zip 187809 2024-10-08T04:30:59.355301 application/epub+zip 6809215 2024-10-08T04:31:10.946121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6788520 2024-10-08T04:31:05.729145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286534 2022-09-08T12:34:25.501284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323867 2024-10-08T04:30:57.237193 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325631 2016-09-09T14:48:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119818 2016-09-09T14:49:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 321711 2016-09-09T09:58:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 119316 2016-09-09T10:01:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 321664 2006-02-07T12:23:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119045 2006-02-07T13:44:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26198 2024-10-08T04:31:11.117140 application/rdf+xml 10702 2024-10-08T04:30:59.490208 image/jpeg 2111 2024-10-08T04:30:59.426209 image/jpeg 6565432 2024-10-08T04:30:59.019191 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