The Indiscreet Jewels

The Indiscreet Jewels is a satirical tale in which a prince acquires a magical ring that causes women's toys to speak, exposing their secrets and indiscretions, ultimately leading to chaotic and humorous consequences. Through this whimsical narrative, Denis Diderot explores themes of desire, power, and the absurdity of societal norms.

By Denis Diderot · First published 1748 · Genre: Satire, Philosophical Fiction, Erotic Fiction · 51 chapters

Contents

• Birth of Mangogul
• Education of Mangogul
• Which May be Regarded as the First of this History
• Evocation of the Genius
• Mangogul's Dangerous Temptation
• First Trial of the Ring
• Second Trial of the Ring
• Third Trial of the Ring
• The State of the Academy of Sciences at Banza
• Less Learned and Less Tedious than the Preceding. Continuation of the Academical Sitting
• Fourth Trial of the Ring
• Fifth Trial of the Ring
• Of the Opera at Banza
• Orcotomus's Experiments
• The Bramins
• The Muzzles
• The Two Devouts
• The Toyman's Return
• Seventh Trial of the Ring
• Eighth Trial of the Ring
• Ninth Trial of the Ring
• A Sketch of Mangogul's Moral Philosophy
• Tenth Trial of the Ring
• Eleventh Trial of the Ring
• Twelfth Trial of the Ring
• Mirzoza's Metaphysics
• Sequel of the Preceding Conversation
• Thirteenth Trial of the Ring
• The Best Perhaps, and the Least Read of this History
• Fourteenth Trial of the Ring
• Was Mangogul in the Right?
• The Fifteenth Trial of the Ring
• Sixteenth Trial of the Ring
• Seventeenth Trial of the Ring
• Conversation on Literature
• Eighteenth and Nineteenth Trials of the Ring
• Mirzoza's Dream
• Twenty-First and Twenty-Second Trials of the Ring
• Dreams
• Twenty-Third Trial of the Ring
• The History of Selim's Travels
• Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Trial of the Ring
• Selim at Banza
• Twenty-Sixth Trial of the Ring
• Cydalisa
• Twenty-Seventh Trial of the Ring
• Prodigious Events of the Reign of Kanaglou, Mangogul's Grandfather
• Twenty-Eighth Trial of the Ring
• Twenty-Ninth Trial of the Ring
• Platonic Love
• Thirtieth and Last Trial of the Ring

More by Denis Diderot

• Rameau's Nephew (1805)
• This Is Not a Story (1767)
• Les Bijoux Indiscrets (1749)
• All works by Denis Diderot