01993cam a22003853u 4500 17703 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. 3 (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 II PG#17702 and followed by vol IV PG#17704 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. 3 (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 features stranded travelers sharing tales to pass the time while awaiting bridge repairs. The stories explore love, lust, infidelity, and sexual intrigue, revealing the complex romantic entanglements of nobles and royalty. Through clever plotting and irony, these true-to-life tales expose human passion and deception in Renaissance society. (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/17703 59089 59089