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. 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.) 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 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/17704 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17704 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133419.0 17704