Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1

A 1532 satirical novel by François Rabelais, presented in an illustrated English edition, recounting the lives, heroic deeds, and sayings of the giant Gargantua and his son Pantagruel, blending comedy, folklore, and Renaissance humanism.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›Ancient, medieval, and Renaissance satire

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›Ancient, medieval, and Renaissance satire