Droll Stories — CompleteDROLL STORIESReading editionChapter navigation43 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…DROLL STORIESIllustrated by Gustave DoreCONTENTSTRANSLATORS PREFACEVOLUME IPROLOGUETHE FAIR IMPERIATHE VENIAL SINTHE KING’S SWEETHEARTTHE DEVIL’S HEIRTHE MERRIE JESTS OF KING LOUIS THE ELEVENTHTHE HIGH CONSTABLE’S WIFETHE MAID OF THILOUSETHE BROTHERS-IN-ARMSTHE VICAR OF AZAY-LE-RIDEAUTHE REPROACHEPILOGUEVOLUME IIPROLOGUETHE THREE CLERKS OF ST. NICHOLASTHE CONTINENCE OF KING FRANCIS THE FIRSTTHE MERRY TATTLE OF THE NUNS OF POISSYHOW THE CHATEAU D’AZAY CAME TO BE BUILTTHE FALSE COURTESANTHE DANGER OF BEING TOO INNOCENTTHE DEAR NIGHT OF LOVETHE SERMON OF THE MERRY VICAR OF MEUDONProloguePrologue (continued 2)DESPAIR IN LOVEEPILOGUEPROLOGUEPERSEVERANCE IN LOVECONCERNING A PROVOST WHO DID NOT RECOGNISE THINGSABOUT THE MONK AMADOR, WHO WAS A GLORIOUS ABBOT OF TURPENAYBERTHA THE PENITENTHOW THE PRETTY MAID OF PORTILLON CONVINCED HER JUDGEIN WHICH IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT FORTUNE IS ALWAYS FEMININECONCERNING A POOR MAN WHO WAS CALLED LE VIEUX PAR-CHEMINSODD SAYINGS OF THREE PILGRIMSINNOCENCETHE FAIR IMPERIA MARRIEDEPILOGUEBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Illustrated by Gustave DoreAll chapters and sections (43)Other sectionsDROLL STORIESIllustrated by Gustave DoreCONTENTSTRANSLATORS PREFACESections1Volume 1 · Other sectionsPROLOGUETHE FAIR IMPERIATHE VENIAL SINTHE KING’S SWEETHEARTTHE DEVIL’S HEIRTHE MERRIE JESTS OF KING LOUIS THE ELEVENTHTHE HIGH CONSTABLE’S WIFETHE MAID OF THILOUSETHE BROTHERS-IN-ARMSTHE VICAR OF AZAY-LE-RIDEAUTHE REPROACHEPILOGUESections2Volume 2 · Other sectionsPROLOGUETHE THREE CLERKS OF ST. NICHOLASTHE CONTINENCE OF KING FRANCIS THE FIRSTTHE MERRY TATTLE OF THE NUNS OF POISSYHOW THE CHATEAU D’AZAY CAME TO BE BUILTTHE FALSE COURTESANTHE DANGER OF BEING TOO INNOCENTTHE DEAR NIGHT OF LOVETHE SERMON OF THE MERRY VICAR OF MEUDONProloguePrologue (continued 2)DESPAIR IN LOVEEPILOGUEVolume 3 · Other sectionsPROLOGUEPERSEVERANCE IN LOVECONCERNING A PROVOST WHO DID NOT RECOGNISE THINGSABOUT THE MONK AMADOR, WHO WAS A GLORIOUS ABBOT OF TURPENAYBERTHA THE PENITENTHOW THE PRETTY MAID OF PORTILLON CONVINCED HER JUDGEIN WHICH IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT FORTUNE IS ALWAYS FEMININECONCERNING A POOR MAN WHO WAS CALLED LE VIEUX PAR-CHEMINSODD SAYINGS OF THREE PILGRIMSINNOCENCETHE FAIR IMPERIA MARRIEDEPILOGUECOLLECTED FROM THE ABBEYS OF TOURAINEBY HONORE DE BALZACIllustrated by Gustave Dore →