The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.)

Queen Marguerite, 1806-1869 [Contributor] Le Roux De Lincy, Balthasar Anton Dunker, George Saintsbury, Sigmund Freudenberger

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• Publié le: 01 décembre 2010
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• Langue: English
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.), by Margaret, Queen Of Navarre This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.) Author: Margaret, Queen Of Navarre Illustrator: Freudenberg and Dunker Translator: George Saintsbury: From The Authentic Text Of M. Le Roux De Lincy With An Essay Upon The Heptameron by the Translator Release Date: February 7, 2006 [EBook #17703] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TALES OF THE HEPTAMERON *** Produced by David Widger 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 THIRD LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF ENGLISH BIBLIOPHILISTS MDCCCXCIV Volume I. Volume II. Volume IV. Volume V. [Margaret, Queen of Navarre, from a crayon drawing by Clouet, preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris] Contents SECOND DAY. TALE XIX . TALE XX . THIRD DAY. PROLOGUE. TALE XXI. TALE XXII. TALE XXIII. TALE XXIV . TALE XXV . TALE XXVI. TALE XXVII. TALE XXVIII. TALE XXIX . TALE XXX . APPENDIX. A. (Tale XX., Page 21.) B. (Tale XXV., Page 131.) C. (Tale XXVI., Page 143.) D. (Tale XXX., Page 191). List of Illustrations Frontispiece Titlepage 001a.jpg the Parting Between Pauline and The Gentlemen 001.jpg Page Image 020.jpg Tailpiece 021a.jpg the Lord de Riant Finding The Widow With Her Groom 021.jpg Page Image 029.jpg Tailpiece 035a.jpg Rolandine Conversing With Her Husband 035.jpg Page Image 071.jpg Tailpiece 073a.jpg Sister Marie and the Prior 073.jpg Page Image 095.jpg Tailpiece 097a.jpg the Grey Friar Deceiving The Gentleman of Périgord 097.jpg Page Image 112.jpg Tailpiece 113a.jpg Elisor Showing the Queen Her Own Image 113.jpg Page Image 130.jpg Tailpiece 131a.jpg the Advocate's Wife Attending on The Prince 131.jpg Page Image 142.jpg Tailpiece 143a.jpg the Lord of Avannes Paying his Court in Disguise 143.jpg Page Image 170.jpg Tailpiece 171a.jpg the Secretary Imploring The Lady Not to Tell of his Wickedness 171.jpg Page Image 175.jpg Tailpiece 177a.jpg the Secretary Opening The Pasty 177.jpg Page Image 183.jpg Tailpiece 185a.jpg the Husbandman Surprised by The Fall of The Winnowing Fan 185.jpg Page Image 190.jpg Tailpiece 191a.jpg the Young Gentleman Embracing his Mother 191.jpg Page Image 204.jpg Tailpiece DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME III. SECOND DAY—Continued. Tale XIX. The honourable love of a gentleman, who, when his sweetheart is forbidden to speak with him, in despair becomes a monk of the Observance, while the lady, following in his footsteps, becomes a nun of St. Clara Tale XX. How the Lord of Riant is cured of his love fora beautiful widow through surprising her in the arms of a groom THIRD DAY . Prologue Tale XXI. The affecting history of Rolandine, who, debarred from marriage by her father's greed, betrothes herself to a gentleman to whom, despite his faithlessness, she keeps her plighted word, and does not marry until after his death Tale XXII. How Sister Marie Heroet virtuously escapes the attempts of the Prior of St. Martin in-the-Fields Tale XXIII. The undeserved confidence which a gentleman of Perigord places in the monks of the Order of St. Francis, causes the death of himself, his wife and their little child Tale XXIV. Concerning the unavailing love borne to the Queen of Castile by a gentleman named Elisor, who in the end becomes a hermit Tale XXV. How a young Prince found means to conceal his intrigue with the wife of a lawyer of Paris Tale XXVI. How the counsels of a discreet lady happily withdrew the young Lord of Avannes from the perils of his foolish love for a lady of Pampeluna Tale XXVII. How the wife of a man who was valet to a Princess rid herself of the solicitations of one who was among the same Princess's servants, and at the same time her husband's guest Tale XXVIII. How a Gascon merchant, named Bernard du Ha, while sojourning at Paris, deceived a Secretary to the Queen of Navarre who had thought to obtain a pasty from him Tale XXIX. How the Priest of Carrelles, in Maine, when surprised with the wife of an old husbandman, gets out of the difficulty by pretending to return him a winnowing fan Tale XXX. How a gentleman marries his own daughter and sister unawares [The Parting between Pauline and The Gentlemen]