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The Decameron

A frame story containing 100 talesBy Giovanni Boccaccio
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Length21h 31m

About this audiobook

This hugely enjoyable volume collects the best stories of Boccaccio's masterwork in a fresh, accessible new translation by Peter Hainsworth. It includes such celebrated, thought-provoking tales as 'Isabella and the Pot of Basil' and 'Patient Griselda' alongside many boisterous and daring stories featuring faithless wives, philandering priests and curious nuns.

Audiobook details

Rating★★★★ 4.0 (62.8K)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, Amazon
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length21 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 7, 2021
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
26THE SECOND STORY
2Day the First
27THE THIRD STORY
3THE FIRST STORY
28THE FOURTH STORY
4THE SECOND STORY
29THE FIFTH STORY
5THE THIRD STORY
30THE SIXTH STORY
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6THE FOURTH STORY
31THE SEVENTH STORY
7THE FIFTH STORY
32THE EIGHTH STORY
8THE SIXTH STORY
33THE NINTH STORY
9THE SEVENTH STORY
34THE TENTH STORY
10THE EIGHTH STORY
35Day the Fourth
11THE NINTH STORY
36THE FIRST STORY
12THE TENTH STORY
37THE SECOND STORY
13Day the Second
38THE THIRD STORY
14THE FIRST STORY
39THE FOURTH STORY
15THE SECOND STORY
40THE FIFTH STORY
16THE THIRD STORY
41THE SIXTH STORY
17THE FOURTH STORY
42THE SEVENTH STORY
18THE FIFTH STORY
43THE EIGHTH STORY
19THE SIXTH STORY
44THE NINTH STORY
20THE SEVENTH STORY
45THE TENTH STORY
21THE EIGHTH STORY
46Day the Fifth
22THE NINTH STORY
47THE FIRST STORY
23THE TENTH STORY
48THE SECOND STORY
24Day the Third
49THE THIRD STORY
25THE FIRST STORY
50THE FOURTH STORY

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