First published 1534

Gargantua

by François Rabelais

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Gargantua and Pantagruel
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  1. Gibbings and Co1897 Hardback · Gargantua and Pantagruel I own The Inestimable Life of the Great Gargantua, Father of Pantagruel, Gibbings and Co 1897 Log in to want this

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32 on Open Library, 2 in English
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Gustave Doré engraving of the giant Gargantua seated at a table, peering down
Gustave Doré's illustration of Gargantua.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Woodcut title page of Rabelais's Gargantua, printed in Lyon in 1537
Title page of Gargantua printed by Denis de Harsy in Lyon, 1537.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain