The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

Boccaccio

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Boccaccio · 133 chapters

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• DAY THE FIRSTSample
• DAY THE SECOND
• DAY THE THIRD
• DAY THE FOURTH
• DAY THE FIFTH
• DAY THE SIXTH
• DAY THE SEVENTH
• DAY THE EIGHTH
• DAY THE NINTH
• DAY THE TENTH
• Proem
• Preface
• THE SECOND STORY
• PARLOUS SNARE SET FOR HIM BY SALADIN
• ABBOT, QUITTETH HIMSELF OF THE PENALTY
• THE KING OF FRANCE
• THE PERVERSE HYPOCRISY OF THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS
• CANE DELLA SCALA
• NIGGARDLINESS OF MESSER ERMINO DE' GRIMALDI
• THE NINTH STORY
• THE TENTH STORY
• Preface
• ULTIMATELY ESCAPETH
• HOUSE, SAFE AND SOUND
• THE THIRD STORY
• Chapter
• Preface
• THREE RESTORED TO HIGH ESTATE
• FIRST SHE DID
• INNOCENT, IS RESTORED TO HIS FORMER ESTATE
• Preface
• HUSBAND, RICH
• DYING, SHE BECOMETH THE WIFE OF PAGANINO
• Chapter
• Preface
• THE FIRST STORY
• Chapter
• THE THIRD STORY
• IT WITH THE GOOD MAN'S WIFE
• ACCORDANCE WITH HIS ANSWER
• Chapter
• DISCREETLY ENJOYETH HIMSELF WITH HIS MISTRESS
• Preface
• THE ABBOT ON HIS WIFE
• Chapter
• BECOMETH NEERBALE HIS WIFE
• Preface
• OF THE DECAMERON
• THE FIRST STORY
• Preface
• IN PRISON
• THE THIRD STORY
• WHERE THEY DIE IN POVERTY
• THE FOURTH STORY
• BROTHERS SLAY HER LOVER, WHO APPEARETH TO
• THE SIXTH STORY
• BECOMETH A NUN
• TEETH AND DIETH ON LIKE WISE
• SALVESTRA DIETH BESIDE HIM
• THE NINTH STORY
• Preface
• OF THE DECAMERON
• RECALLED HOME
• RETURNETH RICH WITH HER TO LIPARI
• ESPOUSING HER, RETURNETH WITH HER TO ROME
• HER FATHER
• THE FIFTH STORY
• Preface
• Chapter
• THE EIGHTH STORY
• NASTAGIO TO HUSBAND
• MAKETH HIM RICH AGAIN
• Preface
• OF THE DECAMERON
• Chapter
• THE SECOND STORY
• OF FLORENCE
• THE FOURTH STORY
• HIS SCURVY FAVOUR
• MAREMMA AND WINNETH A SUPPER
• THE SEVENTH STORY
• THE EIGHTH STORY
• THE NINTH STORY
• THE TENTH STORY
• OF THE TRICKS WHICH, OR
• Preface
• ORISON AND THE KNOCKING CEASETH
• THE SECOND STORY
• THE THIRD STORY
• REPROACHES AT HIM FROM THE WINDOW
• THE FIFTH STORY
• HUSBAND AFTER ESCORTETH LEONETTO HOME
• IN THE GARDEN
• UNTRUE, GIVE HIM HARD WORDS
• Chapter
• Preface
• OF THE DECAMERON
• CONFESSETH IT TO BE TRUE
• GRUDGINGLY GIVETH HIM BACK
• WHICH THEY KNOW BETTER THAN HE
• BISHOP FIND HIM IN THIS CASE
• THE FIFTH STORY
• HAVE THEM TELL HIS WIFE
• THE SEVENTH STORY
• Preface
• THE EIGHTH STORY
• THE NINTH STORY
• HER WATER AND TOW IN PAYMENT
• OF THE DECAMERON
• TO ACCOMPLISH THE CONDITION IMPOSED
• HER LOVER
• RECOVERETH WITHOUT BRINGING FORTH
• THE FOURTH STORY
• HIM GRIEVOUS TROUBLE AND ANNOY
• WORDS APPEASETH EVERYTHING
• HE HAD DREAMED
• Preface
• THE NINTH STORY
• NOT HAVE A TAIL
• OF THE DECAMERON
• AND AFTER LARGESSETH HIM MAGNIFICENTLY
• THE SECOND STORY
• Chapter
• NICCOLUCCIO CACCIANIMICO, HER HUSBAND
• OF HIS
• HONOURABLY MARRIETH BOTH HER AND HER SISTER
• Preface
• Chapter
• Preface
• THE TENTH STORY
• LETTETH HONOUR HER AS MARCHIONESS
• Preface
• AND SURNAMED PRINCE GALAHALT