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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 (6 hr 30 min)

Chapters

Prologue

17:13

Read by Christine Rottger

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

6:47

Read by phineas2000

How the Ringing Island had been inhabited by the Siticines, who were become bir…

5:39

Read by phineas2000

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

5:35

Read by phineas2000

How the birds of the Ringing Island were all passengers.

6:15

Read by Rosana Plaza

Of the dumb Knight-hawks of the Ringing Island.

5:03

Read by Rosana Plaza

How the birds are crammed in the Ringing Island.

5:50

Read by Rosana Plaza

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

12:59

Read by Rosana Plaza

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

7:36

Read by Rosana Plaza

How we arrived at the island of Tools.

6:40

Read by phineas2000

How Pantagruel arrived at the island of Sharping.

6:00

Read by phineas2000

How we passed through the wicket inhabited by Gripe-men-all, Archduke of the Fu…

10:58

Read by phineas2000

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

6:44

Read by phineas2000

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

6:50

Read by phineas2000

How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption.

6:03

Read by phineas2000

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

13:41

Read by phineas2000

How Pantagruel came to the island of the Apedefers, or Ignoramuses, with long c…

16:54

Read by Ariphron

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

5:34

Read by phineas2000

How our ships were stranded, and we were relieved by some people that were subj…

10:49

Read by phineas2000

How we arrived at the queendom of Whims or Entelechy.

6:36

Read by phineas2000

How the Quintessence cured the sick with a song

8:57

Read by phineas2000

How the Queen passed her time after dinner.

7:39

Read by phineas2000

How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us amon…

8:03

Read by phineas2000

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

5:38

Read by phineas2000

How there was a ball in the manner of a tournament, at which Queen Whims was pr…

6:35

Read by phineas2000

How the thirty-two persons at the ball fought.

14:50

Read by phineas2000

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

6:28

Read by phineas2000

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

15:53

Read by phineas2000

How Panurge asked a Semiquaver Friar many questions, and was only answered in m…

13:50

Read by phineas2000

How Epistemon disliked the institution of Lent.

8:02

Read by phineas2000

How we came to the land of Satin.

12:54

Read by phineas2000

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

8:10

Read by phineas2000

How we came in sight of Lantern-land.

1:54

Read by phineas2000

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

6:11

Read by phineas2000

How we arrived at the Oracle of the Bottle.

6:54

Read by phineas2000

How we went underground to come to the Temple of the Holy Bottle, and how Chino…

3:50

Read by phineas2000

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

7:44

Read by phineas2000

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

4:59

Read by phineas2000

Of the Temple's admirable pavement.

3:33

Read by phineas2000

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

7:00

Read by phineas2000

How the battle in which the good Bacchus overthrew the Indians was represented …

6:05

Read by phineas2000

How the temple was illuminated with a wonderful lamp.

5:14

Read by phineas2000

How the Priestess Bacbuc showed us a fantastic fountain in the temple, and how …

24:24

Read by DJRickyV

How the Priestess Bacbuc equipped Panurge in order to have the word of the Bott…

6:34

Read by DJRickyV

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

3:45

Read by Stacey Malcolm

How Bacbuc explained the word of the Goddess-Bottle.

5:11

Read by Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi

How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.

5:24

Read by Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi

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

5:11

Read by Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi