The Hundred Merry Tales
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The Hundred Merry Tales, also Tales and Quick Answers, is the earliest known joke book in the English language
. It was published in 1526.
, Beatrice is accused of stealing her "good wit" from the Tales.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. It was published in 1526.
Cultural references
In Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero....
, Beatrice is accused of stealing her "good wit" from the Tales.
List of chapters
- Of hym that rode out of London, and had his seruant followynge hym on foote.
- Of hym that preached on saynte Christofers Day.
- Of the frenche man that stroue with the Janwaye for his armes.
- Of hym that sought his wyfe, that was drowned agaynst the streme.The drowned woman and her husbandThe drowned woman and her husband is an anti-feminist story found in Mediaeval jest-books that entered the fable tradition in the 16th century. It was occasionally included in collections of Aesop's Fables but never became established as such and has no number in the Perry Index.-The story:One of...
- Of the olde man and his sonne that brought his asse to the towne to sylle.The miller, his son and the donkeyThe miller, his son and the donkey is a widely dispersed fable, number 721 in the Perry Index. Though it may have ancient analogues, the earliest extant version is in the work of the 13th century Arab writer Ibn Said. There are many eastern versions of the tale and in Europe it was included in a...