02013cam a22003853u 4500 17702 UtSlPG 20260610133419.0 m cr n 260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549 The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 2 (of 5) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2006 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Preceded by vol I PG#17701 and followed by vol III PG#17703 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptam%C3%A9ron Release date is 2006-02-07 Produced by David Widger "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.) Originally published: London: The Society of English Bibliophilists, 1894 Love stories, French -- Translations into English Tales -- France -- Translations into English Le Roux de Lincy, 1806-1869 Dunker, Balthasar Anton, 1746-1807 Freudenberger, Sigmund, 1745-1801 Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17702 59088 59088