THE STORY OF THE DUCHESS OF CICOGNE AND OF MONSIEUR DE BOULINGRIN From �The Seven Wives Of Bluebeard & Other Marvellous Tales� By Anatole France Translated by D. B. Stewart CONTENTS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI THE MIRACLE OF THE GREAT ST. NICOLAS From �The Seven Wives Of Bluebeard & Other Marvellous Tales� By Anatole France Translated by D. B. Stewart CONTENTS CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI THE SEVEN WIVES OF BLUEBEARD By Anatole France Translated by D.B. Stewart CONTENTS THE SEVEN WIVES OF BLUEBEARD CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V OUR CHILDREN By Anatole France Illustrations by Boutet de Monvel CONTENTS FANNY 1 THE FANCY DRESS PARTY 10 THE SCHOOL 12 MARY 14 PAN-PIPES 16 ROGER�S STABLE 18 COURAGE 20 CATHERINE�S DAY 22 THE LITTLE SEA DOGS 24 THE REVOLT OF THE ANGELS By Anatole France A Translation By Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson CHAPTER I Containing in a few lines the history of a French family from 1789 to the present day CHAPTER II Wherein useful information will be found concerning a library where strange things will shortly come to pass CHAPTER III Wherein the mystery begins CHAPTER IV Which in its forceful brevity projects us to the limits of the actual world CHAPTER V Wherein everything seems strange because everything is logical CHAPTER VI Wherein P�re sariette discovers his missing treasures CHAPTER VII Of a somewhat lively interest, whereof the moral will, I hope, appeal greatly to my readers CHAPTER VIII Which speaks of love, a subject which always gives pleasure, for a tale without love is like beef without mustard: an insipid dish CHAPTER IX Wherein it is shown that, as an ancient Greek poet said, "nothing is sweeter than Aphrodite the Golden" CHAPTER X Which far surpasses in audacity the imaginative flights of Dante and Milton CHAPTER XI Recounts in what manner the angel, attired in the cast-off garments of a suicide, leaves the youthful Maurice without a heavenly guardian CHAPTER XII Wherein it is set forth how the angel Mirar, when bearing grace and consolation to those dwelling in the neighbourhood of the Champs �lys�es in Paris, beheld a music-hall singer named Bouchotte and fell in love with her CHAPTER XIII Wherein we hear the beautiful archangel Zita unfold her lofty designs and are shown the wings of mirar, all moth-eaten, in a cupboard CHAPTER XIV Which reveals the cherub toiling for the welfare of humanity and concludes in an entirely novel manner with the miracle of the flute CHAPTER XV Wherein we see young Maurice bewailing the loss of his guardian angel, even in his mistress's arms, and wherein we hear the Abb� Patouille reject as vain and illusory all notions of a new rebellion of the angels