A collection of the best prose of the outstanding French poet, fiction writer and historian Theodore Agrippa d'Aubigne (1552-1630), who ranks with the titans of the Renaissance. At the age of sixteen, he joined the Huguenot army and for a quarter of a century fought on the side of Henry of Navarre, being his close assistant in war and politics, and reached the position of marshal. D'Aubigné spoke about his life in his most interesting memoir, “A Life Told to His Children.” “The Adventures of Baron de Fenest” is a witty satire on the court nobility, one of the best works written in the spirit of Francois Rabelais.

CONTENTS: From the compiler (5). The Adventures of Baron de Fenest (translation by I.Ya. Volevich ) (9). The life told to his children (translation by V.Ya. Parnakh and I.Ya. Volevich) (163). ADDITIONS From draft editions “The Adventures of Baron de Fenest” (translation by I.Ya. Volevich) (233). From the poems of Agrippa Daubigne (237). APPENDICES A.D. Mikhailov. Theodore Agrippa d'Aubigne, or Autumn of the Renaissance (247). A.D. Mikhailov. Valentin Parnakh - poet and translator (292). Notes (compiled by A.D. Mikhailov) (311). List of illustrations (compiled by E.B. Sharnova) (444).

In the design of the book the following were used: engraving from the 1729 edition of The Adventures of Baron de Fenest; coat of arms of the d'Aubigné family.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS: Unknown artist. Portrait of Agrippa D'Aubigne. Canvas, oil. Basel, Kunstmuseum frontispiece ALBUM Jacques Callot (1592?-1635). From the series of engravings "Beggars". 1622-1623. Etching by Jacques Callot. From the series of engravings "Nobility". 1624. EtchingCastle of Talsi, province of Orleans, first half of the 16th century. Well in the courtyard of Nérac Castle, Guienne province, XV V. Main façadeAlfred Blattner. St. Peter's Cathedral in Geneva. 1990. Etching of the Tombstone of d'Aubigné in St. Peter's Cathedral in Geneva. Photo by E.V. Velmezova House in Geneva on Town Hall Street, where d'Aubigne lived. Photo by I.Ya.VolevichCastle Crete near Geneva, early 17th century. Side facade. Photo by I.Ya.VolevichCastle Crete, view from the park. Photo by I.Ya. Volevich Francois Clouet (between 1516-1520 - 1572). Portrait of King Henry II. 1559. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. St. Petersburg, State HermitageFrançois Clouet. Portrait of Catherine de Medici in her youth. Around 1540. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Paris, National Library François Clouet. Portrait of King Charles IX. 1566. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. St. Petersburg, State HermitageJean Decourt (c. 1530 - after 1585). Portrait of King Henry III. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Musée Conde-Jean Decourt. Portrait of Duke Francis of Alençon. 1573. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Paris, National Library Anonymous Lecurier. Portrait of Marguerite Valois in her youth. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Musée CondeAnonymous 1550. Portrait of Antoine de Bourbon, King of Navarre. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Condé Museum Anonymous Lecurier. Portrait of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Museum CondePierre Dumoustier the Elder (c. 1540 - after 1600). Portrait of Henry of Navarre as a young man. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Condé MuseumUnknown artist. Portrait of Francis of Lorraine. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Museum CondePierre Dumoustier Senior. Portrait of Henry of Lorraine. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Paris, Louvre, Cabinet of DrawingsUnknown artist. Portrait of Charles of Lorraine. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Condé Museum Anonymous Lecurier. Portrait of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny. Around 1560. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Paris, Bibliotheque NationalMaster of the Viscount of Luxembourg-Martigues. Portrait of Francois de Coligny. 1558. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Condé MuseumUnknown artist. Portrait of Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Musée Conde-Jean Decourt. Portrait of Queen Louise, wife of King Henry III. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Musée CondéNicolas Quesnel (active between 1568-1608). Portrait of Catherine de Bourbon, sister Henry of Navarre. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Conde Museum Monogrammist IDC. Portrait of Gabrielle d'Estrée. Around 1597. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Paris, National LibraryUnknown artist. Portrait of the Duke de Mercoeur. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Musée Condé Benjamin Foulon. Portrait of the Duke de Sully. Between 1593 and 1600. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Musée CondéMaster Duc de Joyeuse. Portrait of the Duke de Joyeuse. Around 1575-1580. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Paris, National LibraryUnknown artist. Portrait of King Henry IV. 1610. Paper, Italian pencil, sanguine. Chantilly, Condé Museum

Andruet Du Cersault. Madrid Castle. Engraving (255).Marcel Fleury. Ruins of the Abbey of Mayese. Etching (259).Autograph of Agrippa d'Aubigné (page from "Tragic Poems"). Geneva, City and University Library (261). Title page of the first edition of "Tragic Poems". 1616 (263). Title page of the first edition of “General History”. 1616 (266).Title page of the collection of poems by d'Aubigne. 1630 (269).Pablo Picasso. Portrait of Valentin Parnakh. Paper, pencil. Current location unknown (297). Illustration for the book “The Acrobat Climbs” by V. Parnakh. Artist Ladoudiashvili. 1922 (299). Dust jacket of the book by V. Parnach “Spanish and Portuguese poets - victims of the Inquisition.” Artist S. Shore. 1934 (305).Binding of Agrippa d'Aubigne's book “Tragic Poems. Memoirs". Artist M. Seregin. 1949 (309).