Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre,  1492-1549 <br/><br/>
The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 5 (of 5) 

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<br/><br/> Preceded by vol IV PG#17704  Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptam%C3%A9ron  Release date is 2006-02-07 
<br/><br/>Produced by David Widger  Produced by David Widger 
<br/><br/> "The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 5 (of 5)" by Marguerite is a collection of short stories published posthumously in 1558. Inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron, this frame narrative presents tales of love, lust, infidelity, and romantic intrigue told by stranded travelers awaiting a bridge's completion. The stories explore human passion and desire through accounts both humorous and dramatic. Originally intended to contain one hundred stories across ten days, the work remained unfinished at Marguerite's death, stopping midway through the eighth day with seventy-two tales completed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Love stories, French -- Translations into English Tales -- France -- Translations into English 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ