The heptameron
Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-15492004
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In the early 1500s five men and five women find themselves trapped by floods and compelled to take refuge in an abbey high in the Pyrenees. When told they must wait days for the bridge to be repaired, they are inspired to pass the time in a cultured manner by each telling a story every day.
Main title:
The heptameron / Marguerite De Navarre.
Edition:
New ed. / translated with an introduction by Paul Chilton.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 1984.
Collation:
544 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780140443554 (pbk)
Dewey class:
843.3
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
471174
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