François Rabelais

“ Chapter 3.III. How Panurge praiseth the debtors and borrowers. Chapter 3.IV. Panurge continueth his discourse in the praise of borrowers and lenders. Chapter 3.V. How Pantagruel altogether abhorreth the debtors and borrowers. Chapter 3.VI. Why new married men were privileged from going to the wars. Chapter 3.VII. How Panurge had a flea in his ear, and forbore to wear any longer his magnificent codpiece. Chapter 3.VIII. Why the codpiece is held to be the chief piece of armour amongst warriors. Chapter 3.IX. How Panurge asketh counsel of Pantagruel whether he should marry, yea, or no. ”

“ Chapter 5.X. How Pantagruel arrived at the island of Sharping. Chapter 5.XI. How we passed through the wicket inhabited by Gripe-men-all, Archduke of the Furred Law-cats. Chapter 5.XII. How Gripe-men-all propounded a riddle to us. Chapter 5.XIII. How Panurge solved Gripe-men-all’s riddle. Chapter 5.XIV. How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption. Chapter 5.XV. How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats. Chapter 5.XVI. How Pantagruel came to the island of the Apedefers, or Ignoramuses, with long claws and crooked paws, and of terrible adventures and monsters there. ”

“ Chapter 1.XXXVIII. How Gargantua did eat up six pilgrims in a salad. Chapter 1.XXXIX. How the Monk was feasted by Gargantua, and of the jovial discourse they had at supper. Chapter 1.XL. Why monks are the outcasts of the world; and wherefore some have bigger noses than others. Chapter 1.XLI. How the Monk made Gargantua sleep, and of his hours and breviaries. Chapter 1.XLII. How the Monk encouraged his fellow-champions, and how he hanged upon a tree. Chapter 1.XLIII. How the scouts and fore-party of Picrochole were met with by Gargantua, and how the Monk slew Captain Drawforth (Tirevant.) ”

“ Chapter 4.LXI. How Gaster invented means to get and preserve corn. Chapter 4.LXII. How Gaster invented an art to avoid being hurt or touched by cannon-balls. Chapter 4.LXIII. How Pantagruel fell asleep near the island of Chaneph, and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked. Chapter 4.LXIV. How Pantagruel gave no answer to the problems. Chapter 4.LXV. How Pantagruel passed the time with his servants. Chapter 4.LXVI. How, by Pantagruel’s order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim. Chapter 4.LXVII. How Panurge berayed himself for fear ”

“ Chapter 1.XXVI. How the inhabitants of Lerne, by the commandment of Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden. Chapter 1.XXVII. How a monk of Seville saved the close of the abbey from being ransacked by the enemy. Chapter 1.XXVIII. How Picrochole stormed and took by assault the rock Clermond, and of Grangousier’s unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war. Chapter 1.XXIX. The tenour of the letter which Grangousier wrote to his son Gargantua. Chapter 1.XXX. How Ulric Gallet was sent unto Picrochole. ”

“ 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. ”

“ ILLUSTRATIONS FROM BOOK II. He Did Cry Like a Cow frontispiece Titlepage Rabelais Dissecting Society portrait2 Francois Rabelais portrait With This I Ran Away 2-13-159 When the Dogs Have You 2-14-164 Laid a Train of Gunpowder 2-16-168 After Dinner Panurge Went to See Her 2-21-184 Horseman Very Cunningly Vanquished 2-25-192 Striking Them Down As a Mason Does 2-29-204 Epictetus There Making Good Cheer 2-30-208 Seeking of Rusty Pins and Old Nails 2-30-210
BOOK III. Chapter 3.I. How Pantagruel transported a colony of Utopians into Dipsody. ”