# The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 4 (of 5)

By Queen Marguerite, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre.

"The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 4 (of 5)" by Marguerite is a collection of stories published posthumously in 1558. Inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron, this frame narrative presents tales told by stranded travelers awaiting a bridge's completion. The stories explore love, lust, infidelity, and sexual intrigue, blending entertainment with moral complexity. Through witty dialogue and dramatic irony, characters debate virtue and vice while sharing provocative accounts of nobles, cuckolded spouses, and forbidden affairs that challenge Renaissance notions of honor and desire. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Contributor: Le Roux de Lincy
- Illustrator: Balthasar Anton Dunker
- Illustrator: Sigmund Freudenberger
- Translator: George Saintsbury
- Subjects: Love stories, French -- Translations into English; Tales -- France -- Translations into English

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/9547) by Marguerite of Navarre (3 h 52 min, English)

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