Margaret, Queen Of Navarre: The Heptameron (1881)

by Queen Of Navarre Marguerite

Book Overview

Margaret, Queen of Navarre: The Heptameron is a collection of 72 short stories written by Marguerite, Queen of Navarre, in the 16th century. The book is a frame narrative in which a group of ten people, five men and five women, are stranded in a castle during a rainstorm and pass the time by telling stories. The stories cover a wide range of topics, including love, adultery, deceit, and morality, and are often humorous or satirical in tone. The characters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1437328555
• ISBN13: 9781437328554
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"