Publisher's Synopsis
The Heptameron of Margaret of Angouleme V1: Queen of Navarre is a book written by De Lincy and Le Roux. The book is a collection of seventy-two stories, written in the 16th century, by the queen of Navarre, Margaret of Angouleme. The stories are presented as a series of conversations between ten characters who are stranded in a remote castle during a flood. The stories cover a range of themes, including love, lust, morality, and religion. The book is considered a masterpiece of French literature and is often compared to Boccaccio's Decameron. The Heptameron is a rich and complex work that offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of 16th-century France. This first volume of the book contains the first 35 stories.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
