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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3

by François Rabelais (1832–1883)

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"Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3" by François Rabelais is a novel written in the 16th century. After settling Panurge's debts, Pantagruel faces a new challenge: his companion suddenly wants to marry but cannot decide if he should. They consult fortune-tellers, scholars, poets, and philosophers, yet Panurge rejects every answer. Finally, they resolve to seek wisdom from the Divine Bottle itself, setting sail on an extraordinary voyage that will test their wits and friendship.

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  • Fantasy fiction, French · Translations into English
  • Gargantua (Legendary character)

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Book III

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.

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Contents

Show all 53 chapters
  1. Book III
  2. Book III
  3. Chapter 3.I
  4. Chapter 3.II
  5. Chapter 3.III
  6. Chapter 3.IV
  7. Chapter 3.V
  8. Chapter 3.VI
  9. Chapter 3.VII
  10. Chapter 3.VIII
  11. Chapter 3.IX
  12. Chapter 3.X
  13. Chapter 3.XI
  14. Chapter 3.XII
  15. Chapter 3.XIII
  16. Chapter 3.XIV
  17. Chapter 3.XV
  18. Chapter 3.XVI
  19. Chapter 3.XVII
  20. Chapter 3.XVIII
  21. Chapter 3.XIX
  22. Chapter 3.XX
  23. Chapter 3.XXI
  24. Chapter 3.XXII
  25. Chapter 3.XXIII
  26. Chapter 3.XXIV
  27. Chapter 3.XXV
  28. Chapter 3.XXVI
  29. Chapter 3.XXVII
  30. Chapter 3.XXVIII
  31. Chapter 3.XXIX
  32. Chapter 3.XXX
  33. Chapter 3.XXXI
  34. Chapter 3.XXXII
  35. Chapter 3.XXXIII
  36. Chapter 3.XXXIV
  37. Chapter 3.XXXV
  38. Chapter 3.XXXVI
  39. Chapter 3.XXXVII
  40. Chapter 3.XXXVIII
  41. Chapter 3.XXXIX
  42. Chapter 3.XL
  43. Chapter 3.XLI
  44. Chapter 3.XLII
  45. Chapter 3.XLIII
  46. Chapter 3.XLIV
  47. Chapter 3.XLV
  48. Chapter 3.XLVI
  49. Chapter 3.XLVII
  50. Chapter 3.XLVIII
  51. Chapter 3.XLIX
  52. Chapter 3.L
  53. Chapter 3.LI
  54. Chapter 3.LII

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This free edition of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by François Rabelais comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #8168, 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, French Literature.

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