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Droll stories
Title:
Droll stories
Alternate title:
Contes drolatiques
General Note:
At head of title: Contes drolatiques.

Reproduction of Hotten's 1874 ed.--Catalogue of the London Library, suppl. 1928-1950.
Contents:
The First Ten Tales: Prologue; The Fair Imperia; The venial sin; The King's sweetheart; The Devil's heir; The Merrie jests of King Louis the Eleventh; The High Constable's wife; The Maid of Thilouse; The Brother-in-arms; The Vicar of Azay-le-Rideau; The Reproach; Epilogue -- The Second Ten Tales: Prologue; The Three clerks of St. Nicholas; The Continence of King Francis the First; The Merry tattle of the Nuns of Poissy; How the Chateau d'Azay came to be built; The false courtesan; The danger of being too innocent; The dear night of love; The sermon of the Merry Vicar of Meudon; The Succubus; Despair in love; Epilogue -- The Third Ten Tales: Prologue; Perseverance in love; Concerning a Provost who did not recognise things; About the Monk Amador, who was a glorious Abbot of Turpenay; Bertha the Penitent; How the Pretty Maid of Portillon convinced her judge; In which it is demonstrated that fortune is always feminine; Concerning a poor man who was called le Vieux Par-Chemins; Odd sayings of three pilgrims; Innocence; The Fair Imperia married; Epilogue.
Physical Description:
xxxii, 650 pages illustrations 26 cm
Publisher:
Bibliophilist Society
Publication Date:
1920

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Publication Information:
[London] Bibliophilist Society [192-?]
Call Number:
843.08 BALZAC
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