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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book V

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The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father (Gargantua) and his son (Pantagruel) and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein. There is much crudity and scatological humor as well as a large amount of violence. Long lists of vulgar insults fill several chapters. - Summary by Wikipedia

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Prologue
17:13
Chapter 2
How Pantagruel arrived at the Ringing Island, and of the noise that we heard.
06:47
Chapter 3
How the Ringing Island had been inhabited by the Siticines, who were become birds.
05:39
Chapter 4
How there is but one pope-hawk in the Ringing Island.
05:35
Chapter 5
How the birds of the Ringing Island were all passengers.
06:15
Chapter 6
Of the dumb Knight-hawks of the Ringing Island.
05:03
Chapter 7
How the birds are crammed in the Ringing Island.
05:50
Chapter 8
How Panurge related to Master Aedituus the fable of the horse and the ass.
12:59
Chapter 9
How with much ado we got a sight of the pope-hawk.
07:36
Chapter 10
How we arrived at the island of Tools.
06:40
Chapter 11
How Pantagruel arrived at the island of Sharping.
06:00
Chapter 12
How we passed through the wicket inhabited by Gripe-men-all, Archduke of the Furred Law-cats.
10:58
Chapter 13
How Gripe-men-all propounded a riddle to us.
06:44
Chapter 14
How Panurge solved Gripe-men-all's riddle.
06:50
Chapter 15
How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption.
06:03
Chapter 16
How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.
13:41
Chapter 17
How Pantagruel came to the island of the Apedefers, or Ignoramuses, with long claws and crooked paws, and of terrible adventures and monsters there.
16:54
Chapter 18
How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.
05:34
Chapter 19
How our ships were stranded, and we were relieved by some people that were subject to Queen Whims (qui tenoient de la Quinte).
10:49
Chapter 20
How we arrived at the queendom of Whims or Entelechy.
06:36
Chapter 21
How the Quintessence cured the sick with a song
08:57
Chapter 22
How the Queen passed her time after dinner.
07:39
Chapter 23
How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
08:03
Chapter 24
How the Queen was served at dinner, and of her way of eating.
05:38
Chapter 25
How there was a ball in the manner of a tournament, at which Queen Whims was present.
06:35
Chapter 26
How the thirty-two persons at the ball fought.
14:50
Chapter 27
How we came to the island of Odes, where the ways go up and down.
06:28
Chapter 28
How we came to the island of Sandals; and of the order of Semiquaver Friars.
15:53
Chapter 29
How Panurge asked a Semiquaver Friar many questions, and was only answered in monosyllables.
13:50
Chapter 30
How Epistemon disliked the institution of Lent.
08:02
Chapter 31
How we came to the land of Satin.
12:54
Chapter 32
How in the land of Satin we saw Hearsay, who kept a school of vouching.
08:10
Chapter 33
How we came in sight of Lantern-land.
01:54
Chapter 34
How we landed at the port of the Lychnobii, and came to Lantern-land.
06:11
Chapter 35
How we arrived at the Oracle of the Bottle.
06:54
Chapter 36
How we went underground to come to the Temple of the Holy Bottle, and how Chinon is the oldest city in the world.
03:50
Chapter 37
How we went down the tetradic steps, and of Panurge's fear
07:44
Chapter 38
How the temple gates in a wonderful manner opened of themselves.
04:59
Chapter 39
Of the Temple's admirable pavement.
03:33
Chapter 40
How we saw Bacchus's army drawn up in battalia in mosaic work.
07:00
Chapter 41
How the battle in which the good Bacchus overthrew the Indians was represented in mosaic work.
06:05
Chapter 42
How the temple was illuminated with a wonderful lamp.
05:14
Chapter 43
How the Priestess Bacbuc showed us a fantastic fountain in the temple, and how the fountain-water had the taste of wine, according to the imagination of those who drank of it.
24:24
Chapter 44
How the Priestess Bacbuc equipped Panurge in order to have the word of the Bottle.
06:34
Chapter 45
How Bacbuc, the high-priestess, brought Panurge before the Holy Bottle.
03:45
Chapter 46
How Bacbuc explained the word of the Goddess-Bottle.
05:11
Chapter 47
How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.
05:24
Chapter 48
How we took our leave of Bacbuc, and left the Oracle of the Holy Bottle.
05:11

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book V

Chapters

Prologue

How Pantagruel arrived at the Ringing Island, and of the noise that we heard.

How the Ringing Island had been inhabited by the Siticines, who were become birds.

How there is but one pope-hawk in the Ringing Island.

How the birds of the Ringing Island were all passengers.

Of the dumb Knight-hawks of the Ringing Island.

How the birds are crammed in the Ringing Island.

How Panurge related to Master Aedituus the fable of the horse and the ass.

How with much ado we got a sight of the pope-hawk.

How we arrived at the island of Tools.

How Pantagruel arrived at the island of Sharping.

How we passed through the wicket inhabited by Gripe-men-all, Archduke of the Furred Law-cats.

How Gripe-men-all propounded a riddle to us.

How Panurge solved Gripe-men-all's riddle.

How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption.

How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats.

How Pantagruel came to the island of the Apedefers, or Ignoramuses, with long claws and crooked paws, and of terrible adventures and monsters there.

How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

How our ships were stranded, and we were relieved by some people that were subject to Queen Whims (qui tenoient de la Quinte).

How we arrived at the queendom of Whims or Entelechy.

How the Quintessence cured the sick with a song

How the Queen passed her time after dinner.

How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.

How the Queen was served at dinner, and of her way of eating.

How there was a ball in the manner of a tournament, at which Queen Whims was present.

How the thirty-two persons at the ball fought.

How we came to the island of Odes, where the ways go up and down.

How we came to the island of Sandals; and of the order of Semiquaver Friars.

How Panurge asked a Semiquaver Friar many questions, and was only answered in monosyllables.

How Epistemon disliked the institution of Lent.

How we came to the land of Satin.

How in the land of Satin we saw Hearsay, who kept a school of vouching.

How we came in sight of Lantern-land.

How we landed at the port of the Lychnobii, and came to Lantern-land.

How we arrived at the Oracle of the Bottle.

How we went underground to come to the Temple of the Holy Bottle, and how Chinon is the oldest city in the world.

How we went down the tetradic steps, and of Panurge's fear

How the temple gates in a wonderful manner opened of themselves.

Of the Temple's admirable pavement.

How we saw Bacchus's army drawn up in battalia in mosaic work.

How the battle in which the good Bacchus overthrew the Indians was represented in mosaic work.

How the temple was illuminated with a wonderful lamp.

How the Priestess Bacbuc showed us a fantastic fountain in the temple, and how the fountain-water had the taste of wine, according to the imagination of those who drank of it.

How the Priestess Bacbuc equipped Panurge in order to have the word of the Bottle.

How Bacbuc, the high-priestess, brought Panurge before the Holy Bottle.

How Bacbuc explained the word of the Goddess-Bottle.

How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.

How we took our leave of Bacbuc, and left the Oracle of the Holy Bottle.