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Is this a clean book in terms of subject matter and contexto?

Mills Not really. The stories focus largely on lust, sex, marriage and love. There is seduction and there is rape. There is cheating and there is incest. Th…moreNot really. The stories focus largely on lust, sex, marriage and love. There is seduction and there is rape. There is cheating and there is incest. The Heptameron is not particularly graphic by modern standards, but I wouldn't call it clean.(less)

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Is there an English translation of this book?

Mills Yes, quite a few. I read it largely in French so I can't comment on which might be the best translation, but because of the age of The Heptameron it i…moreYes, quite a few. I read it largely in French so I can't comment on which might be the best translation, but because of the age of The Heptameron it is available open source as it were, for example at Project Gutenberg. Other than that, you can see all the editions Goodreads has listed at https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio... . A lot of these are in English.(less)

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