Fantasy fiction, French -- Translations into English; Gargantua (Legendary character) -- Fiction; Giants -- Fiction
Chapter 3.XLVII.--How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to
the Oracle of the Holy Bottle
Chapter 3.XLVIII.--How Gargantua showeth that the children ought not to
marry without the special knowledge and advice of their fathers and mothers
Chapter 3.XLIX.--How Pantagruel did put himself in a readiness to go to
sea; and of the herb named Pantagruelion
Chapter 3.L.--How the famous Pantagruelion ought to be prepared and wrought
Chapter 3.LI.--Why it is called Pantagruelion, and of the admirable virtues
thereof
Chapter 3.LII.--How a certain kind of Pantagruelion is of that nature that
the fire is not able to consume it
THE FOURTH BOOK.
The Translator’s Preface
The Author’s Epistle Dedicatory
The Author’s Prologue
Chapter 4.I.--How Pantagruel went to sea to visit the oracle of Bacbuc,
alias the Holy Bottle
Chapter 4.II.--How Pantagruel bought many rarities in the island of
Medamothy
Chapter 4.III.--How Pantagruel received a letter from his father Gargantua,
and of the strange way to have speedy news from far distant places
Chapter 4.IV.--How Pantagruel writ to his father Gargantua, and sent him
several curiosities
Chapter 4.V.--How Pantagruel met a ship with passengers returning from
Lantern-land
Chapter 4.VI.--How, the fray being over, Panurge cheapened one of
Dingdong’s sheep
Chapter 4.VII.--Which if you read you’ll find how Panurge bargained with
Dingdong
Chapter 4.VIII.--How Panurge caused Dingdong and his sheep to be drowned in
the sea
Chapter 4.IX.--How Pantagruel arrived at the island of Ennasin, and of the
strange ways of being akin in that country
Chapter 4.X.--How Pantagruel went ashore at the island of Chely, where he
saw King St. Panigon
Chapter 4.XI.--Why monks love to be in kitchens
Chapter 4.XII.--How Pantagruel passed by the land of Pettifogging, and of
the strange way of living among the Catchpoles
Chapter 4.XIII.--How, like Master Francis Villon, the Lord of Basche
commended his servants
Chapter 4.XIV.--A further account of catchpoles who were drubbed at
Basche’s house
Chapter 4.XV.--How the ancient custom at nuptials is renewed by the
catchpole
Chapter 4.XVI.--How Friar John made trial of the nature of the catchpoles
Chapter 4.XVII.--How Pantagruel came to the islands of Tohu and Bohu; and
of the strange death of Wide-nostrils, the swallower of windmills
Chapter 4.XVIII.--How Pantagruel met with a great storm at sea
Chapter 4.XIX.--What countenances Panurge and Friar John kept during the
storm
Chapter 4.XX.--How the pilots were forsaking their ships in the greatest
stress of weather
Chapter 4.XXI.--A continuation of the storm, with a short discourse on the
subject of making testaments at sea
Chapter 4.XXII.--An end of the storm
Chapter 4.XXIII.--How Panurge played the good fellow when the storm was
over
Chapter 4.XXIV.--How Panurge was said to have been afraid without reason
during the storm
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