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