Project Gutenberg 2007-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 8448 Boccaccio, Giovanni 1313 1375 Payne, John 1842 1916 The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron Ted Garvin, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written in the 14th century. This seminal work features a framing narrative in which a group of ten nobles—seven women and three men—flee the decaying city of Florence during the Black Death. As they take refuge in the countryside, each member of the group recounts a tale over ten separate days, resulting in a rich tapestry of stories that explore themes such as love, deception, and morality. The opening of "The Decameron" sets a somber tone as it vividly describes the devastation wrought by the plague in Florence. Boccaccio introduces the characters, focusing on the plight of the city's inhabitants amidst their growing fear and abandonment in the face of the epidemic. As the narrative progresses, a group of seven young ladies, seeking solace from their grim surroundings, decides to escape to the countryside. Their leader, Pampinea, proposes that they share joyous stories to divert their minds from grief. This initial setup establishes the framework for the subsequent tales, promising a mix of wit and wisdom that illustrates both the human condition and the resilience of those experiencing turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/23700/23700-h/images/title.png Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Allegories Frame stories PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings Category: Short Stories Category: Classics of Literature 1947839 2025-08-10T04:46:18.097660 text/html 1970134 2021-10-02T23:49:38 text/html 738054 2025-08-10T04:46:37.041687 application/epub+zip 775914 2025-08-10T04:46:21.311680 application/epub+zip 775914 2025-08-10T04:46:19.756660 application/epub+zip 1321285 2025-08-10T04:46:49.199037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1184199 2025-08-10T04:46:34.988634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1183829 2022-09-11T06:49:55.905984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1750464 2025-08-10T04:46:15.872695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1750174 2021-10-02T23:49:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20378 2025-08-10T04:46:49.361023 application/rdf+xml 17542 2025-08-10T04:46:19.932644 image/jpeg 3032 2025-08-10T04:46:19.845673 image/jpeg 659661 2021-10-02T23:50:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 722668 2021-10-02T23:51:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 715198 2025-08-10T04:46:18.245679 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia