From an 1892 essay by the translator George Saintsbury: "In so large a number of stories with so great a variety of subjects, it naturally cannot but be the case that there is a considerable diversity of tone. The author, Margaret of Navarre (also known as Margaret of Angoulême) became an influential woman in the intellectual and cultural circles of the French Renaissance. The stories, many of which deal with love and infidelity, resulted in "accusations of looseness" by critics of the day. THE HEPTAMERON (here Volume 3 of 5), first published posthumously in 1558, is divided into seven complete days containing 10 stories each, and an eighth day containing only 2 stories. Read in English by Mary J Lynne Thompson KHand Leonard Wilson Anna Simon LibriVox recording of The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol.
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