Project Gutenberg 2021-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 6516 Brantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille 1614 Brantome, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Bourdeille, Pierre, seigneur de Brantôme De Bourdeille, Pierre, seigneur de Brantôme Brantôme, Seigneur de Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard) 1852 1929 Allinson, Alfred Richard Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies. Vol 1 $aUnited Kingdom :$bThe Alexandrian Society, Inc,$c1922. Chris Curnow, Quentin Campbell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies. Vol 1" by Pierre de Bourdeille Brantôme is a historical account written in the late 16th century. This work presents a collection of anecdotes and narratives concerning women of high social standing and their experiences with love and relationships. The writing reflects a mixture of admiration for and satire of the gallant ladies of the court, delineating their romantic exploits and the social constructs surrounding them. The opening of this volume sets the stage with a foreword praising A. R. Allinson's translation, stating that it retains the charm and essence of Brantôme's original work. It introduces readers to the author's intentions as he dedicates the tales to a noble patron, expressing both jest and reverence. The initial discourse explores themes of infidelity, displaying women’s cunning and bravery in the face of possessive husbands, while also hinting at the dangers and violent outcomes that often accompany such escapades. Brantôme mentions various characters, illustrating a keen understanding of human nature through anecdotes about lovers and their perilous affairs, thus inviting readers into a world of gallantry, seduction, and the complexities of marital relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20160917132206brantme 1922 GB Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Erotic literature DC Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 844981 2025-07-26T12:02:53.306530 text/html 843427 2021-12-27T10:18:25 text/html 2339495 2025-07-26T12:03:05.875491 application/epub+zip 2336726 2025-07-26T12:02:55.448465 application/epub+zip 450577 2025-07-26T12:02:54.297539 application/epub+zip 2854458 2025-07-26T12:03:13.378380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1910263 2025-07-26T12:03:04.654437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587618 2022-09-30T06:39:59.841919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 736663 2025-07-26T12:02:51.835531 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 736350 2021-12-27T10:18:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19902 2025-07-26T12:03:13.726369 application/rdf+xml 16749 2025-07-26T12:02:54.480452 image/jpeg 2884 2025-07-26T12:02:54.398480 image/jpeg 284505 2021-12-27T10:18:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 2252713 2021-12-27T10:18:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 2266004 2025-07-26T12:02:53.441513 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia