Classic Book Reader
Cover of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2

by François Rabelais (1832–1883)

  • Free to read
  • 3 hours to read
  • 35 chapters
  • Reading level: 8th & 9th grade

"Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2" by François Rabelais is a novel written in the 16th century. This satirical adventure follows the giant Gargantua from birth through his unconventional education and into war. When neighboring bakers refuse to sell bread to local shepherds, the dispute escalates into full-scale conflict. Gargantua must defend his father's kingdom while navigating questions of proper governance and human folly. Filled with wordplay, vulgarity, and sharp social commentary, the work blends outrageous humor with deeper philosophical concerns about education, power, and society.

Read free now No app, no sign-up. Your place is saved automatically. Or download for your e-reader ↓
  • Giants
  • Fantasy fiction, French · Translations into English
  • Gargantua (Legendary character)

Read the opening

Book II

Translated into English by

Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty

and

Peter Antony Motteux

The text of the first Two Books of Rabelais has been reprinted from the first edition (1653) of Urquhart's translation. Footnotes initialled 'M.' are drawn from the Maitland Club edition (1838); other footnotes are by the translator. Urquhart's translation of Book III. appeared posthumously in 1693, with a new edition of Books I. and II., under Motteux's editorship. Motteux's rendering of Books IV. and V. followed in 1708. Occasionally (as the footnotes indicate) passages omitted by Motteux have been restored from the 1738 copy edited by Ozell.

Keep reading Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 →

Contents

Show all 35 chapters
  1. Book II
  2. Book II
  3. Chapter 2.I
  4. Chapter 2.II
  5. Chapter 2.III
  6. Chapter 2.IV
  7. Chapter 2.V
  8. Chapter 2.VI
  9. Chapter 2.VII
  10. Chapter 2.VIII
  11. Chapter 2.IX
  12. Chapter 2.X
  13. Chapter 2.XI
  14. Chapter 2.XII
  15. Chapter 2.XIII
  16. Chapter 2.XIV
  17. Chapter 2.XV
  18. Chapter 2.XVI
  19. Chapter 2.XVII
  20. Chapter 2.XVIII
  21. Chapter 2.XIX
  22. Chapter 2.XX
  23. Chapter 2.XXI
  24. Chapter 2.XXII
  25. Chapter 2.XXIII
  26. Chapter 2.XXIV
  27. Chapter 2.XXV
  28. Chapter 2.XXVI
  29. Chapter 2.XXVII
  30. Chapter 2.XXVIII
  31. Chapter 2.XXIX
  32. Chapter 2.XXX
  33. Chapter 2.XXXI
  34. Chapter 2.XXXII
  35. Chapter 2.XXXIII
  36. Chapter 2.XXXIV

Download for your e-reader

Files are provided by Project Gutenberg. On a Kindle, the simplest route is to send the EPUB with Amazon’s Send to Kindle. Downloaded copies don’t sync with your place on Classic Book Reader.

About this edition

This free edition of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2 by François Rabelais comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #8167, released 2004-08-08. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Humour, Novels, Classics of Literature, French Literature.

Summary provided by Project Gutenberg (automatically generated).

More by François Rabelais