The Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre 1492-1549 creator Le Roux de Lincy 1806-1869 Dunker, Balthasar Anton 1746-1807 Freudenberger, Sigmund 1745-1801 Saintsbury, George 1845-1933 text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Originally published: London: The Society of English Bibliophilists, 1894 Love stories, French -- Translations into English Tales -- France -- Translations into English PQ London: The Society of English Bibliophilists, 1894 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17702 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17702 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133419.0 17702