Download or read book The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. II. (of V. ) written by King of Navarre consort of Henry Ii Queen Marguerite and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marguerite de Navarre (French: Marguerite d'Angoulême, Marguerite d'Alençon; 11 April 1492 - 21 December 1549), also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was the princess of France, Queen of Navarre, and Duchess of Alençon and Berry. As an author and a patron of humanists and reformers, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance. Marguerite wrote many poems and plays. Her most notable works are a classic collection of short stories, the Heptameron, and a remarkably intense religious poem, Miroir de l'âme pécheresse (Mirror of the Sinful Soul).