02028cam a22003853u 4500 17704 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. 4 (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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptam%C3%A9ron Preceded by vol III PG#17703 and followed by vol V PG#17705 Release date is 2006-02-07 Produced by David Widger "The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 4 (of 5)" by Marguerite is a collection of stories published posthumously in 1558. Inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron, this frame narrative presents tales told by stranded travelers awaiting a bridge's completion. The stories explore love, lust, infidelity, and sexual intrigue, blending entertainment with moral complexity. Through witty dialogue and dramatic irony, characters debate virtue and vice while sharing provocative accounts of nobles, cuckolded spouses, and forbidden affairs that challenge Renaissance notions of honor and desire. (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/17704 59090 59090