The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 1 (of 5)
by King of Navarre consort of Henry II Queen Marguerite
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The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 2 (of 5) by Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549; Le Roux de Lincy, 1806-1869 [Contributor]; Dunker, Balthasar Anton, 1746-1807 [Illustrator]; Freudenberger, Sigmund, 1745-1801 [Illustrator]; Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933 [Translator]"Rediscover This Timeless Classic - The Ultimate MP3 Audiobook CD Experience!"Journey back in time and immerse yourself in a world of timeless stories with our classic MP3 Audiobook series.Why Dive into Our Classic Title MP3 Audiobook CDS?Historical This masterwork, has shaped literature, inspired cou...
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- THE TALES OF THE HEPTAMERON OF Margaret, Queen of Navarre
- Newly Translated into English from the Authentic Text OF M. LE ROUX DE LINCY WITH AN ESSAY UPON THE HEPTAMERON BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY, M.A. Also the Original Seventy-three Full Page Engravings Designed by S. FREUDENBERG And One Hundred and Fifty Head and Tail Pieces By DUNKER IN FIVE VOLUMES
- VOLUME THE FIRST
- LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF ENGLISH BIBLIOPHILISTS MDCCCXCIV
- [Margaret, Queen of Navarre, from a crayon drawing by Clouet, preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris]
- List of Illustrations
- TALE CONTENTS
- PREFACE.
- Explanation of the Initials appended to the Notes.
- MARGARET OF ANGOULÊME, QUEEN OF NAVARRE.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- ON THE HEPTAMERON,
- DEDICATIONS AND PREFACE,
- PREFIXED TO THE FIRST TWO EDITIONS OF THE TALES OF THE QUEEN OF NAVARRE.
- Peter Boaistuau, surnamed Launay, To the Reader.(1)
- To the most Illustrious and Virtuous Princess, Madame Jane de Foix,
- THE HEPTAMERON.
- [Prologue: The Story-tellers in the Meadow near The Gave.]
- PROLOGUE.
- [Du Mesnil learns his Mistress’s Infidelity from her Maid]
- FIRST DAY.
- TALE I.
- [The Muleteer’s Servant attacking his Mistress]
- TALE II.
- [The King Joking upon the Stag’s Head being A fitting Decoration]
- TALE III.
- [The Princess’s Lady of Honour hurrying to her Mistress’s Assistance]
- TALE IV.
- [The Boatwoman of Coulon outwitting the Friars]
- TALE V.
- [The Wife’s Ruse to secure the Escape of her Lover]
- TALE VI.
- [The Merchant transferring his Caresses from the Daughter to the Mother]
- TALE VII.
- APPENDIX.
- A. (Prologue, Page 31.)
- B. (Tale I., Page 50.)
- C. (Tale IV., Page 85.)
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