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The Decameron

Giovanni Boccaccio

Translated by John Payne

BOOK TYPE
Novel
READING TIME
About 24.4 hours
WORDS
292,277
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About this book

Seven women and three men each tell a story a day for ten days while sheltering to avoid the black plague.

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Inside the book

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  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. Proem
  4. The Decameron
    1. Day the First
      1. Day the First Introduction
      2. The First Story
      3. The Second Story
      4. The Third Story
      5. The Fourth Story
      6. The Fifth Story
      7. The Sixth Story
      8. The Seventh Story
      9. The Eighth Story
      10. The Ninth Story
      11. The Tenth Story
    2. Day the Second
      1. Day the Second Introduction
      2. The First Story
      3. The Second Story
      4. The Third Story
      5. The Fourth Story
      6. The Fifth Story
      7. The Sixth Story
      8. The Seventh Story
      9. The Eighth Story
      10. The Ninth Story
      11. The Tenth Story
    3. Day the Third
      1. Day the Third Introduction
      2. The First Story
      3. The Second Story
      4. The Third Story
      5. The Fourth Story
      6. The Fifth Story
      7. The Sixth Story
      8. The Seventh Story
      9. The Eighth Story
      10. The Ninth Story
      11. The Tenth Story
    4. Day the Fourth
      1. Day the Fourth Introduction
      2. The First Story
      3. The Second Story
      4. The Third Story
      5. The Fourth Story
      6. The Fifth Story
      7. The Sixth Story
      8. The Seventh Story
      9. The Eighth Story
      10. The Ninth Story
      11. The Tenth Story
    5. Day the Fifth
      1. Day the Fifth Introduction
      2. The First Story
      3. The Second Story
      4. The Third Story
      5. The Fourth Story
      6. The Fifth Story
      7. The Sixth Story
      8. The Seventh Story
      9. The Eighth Story
      10. The Ninth Story
      11. The Tenth Story
    6. Day the Sixth
      1. Day the Sixth Introduction
      2. The First Story
      3. The Second Story
      4. The Third Story
      5. The Fourth Story
      6. The Fifth Story
      7. The Sixth Story
      8. The Seventh Story
      9. The Eighth Story
      10. The Ninth Story
      11. The Tenth Story
    7. Day the Seventh
      1. Day the Seventh Introduction
      2. The First Story
      3. The Second Story
      4. The Third Story
      5. The Fourth Story
      6. The Fifth Story
      7. The Sixth Story
      8. The Seventh Story
      9. The Eighth Story
      10. The Ninth Story
      11. The Tenth Story
    8. Day the Eighth
      1. Day the Eighth Introduction
      2. The First Story
      3. The Second Story
      4. The Third Story
      5. The Fourth Story
      6. The Fifth Story
      7. The Sixth Story
      8. The Seventh Story
      9. The Eighth Story
      10. The Ninth Story
      11. The Tenth Story
    9. Day the Ninth
      1. Day the Ninth Introduction
      2. The First Story
      3. The Second Story
      4. The Third Story
      5. The Fourth Story
      6. The Fifth Story
      7. The Sixth Story
      8. The Seventh Story
      9. The Eighth Story
      10. The Ninth Story
      11. The Tenth Story
    10. Day the Tenth
      1. Day the Tenth Introduction
      2. The First Story
      3. The Second Story
      4. The Third Story
      5. The Fourth Story
      6. The Fifth Story
      7. The Sixth Story
      8. The Seventh Story
      9. The Eighth Story
      10. The Ninth Story
      11. The Tenth Story
  5. Conclusion of the Author
  6. Endnotes
  7. Glossary
  8. Colophon
  9. Uncopyright

Edition & source

This edition was prepared by Standard Ebooks. The original EPUB, typography, credits, imprint, colophon and copyright information are retained.

SOURCE PUBLICATION DATE
2020-10-21
SOURCE EDITION UPDATED
2026-08-04
ADDED TO iREADALL
2026-10-13
Edition contributors
  • The League of Moveable Type (tyd)
  • Giovanni Boccaccio (ann, aut, wpr)
  • John Payne (trl)
  • Francesco Furini (art)
  • Ted Garvin (trc)
  • Linda Cantoni (trc)
  • Distributed Proofreaders (trc)
  • Vince Rice (bkp, blw, cov, mrk, pfr, tyg)
  • David Grigg (pfr)
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