The Tales From The Decameron

This is an excerpt from [b:The Decameron 51799 The Decameron Giovanni Boccaccio https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472027832s/51799.jpg 1320474] by Giovanni Boccaccio, in which a series of ten tales are told each day for ten days. As I understand it, this excerpt chooses one tale for each of the ten days. These are incredibly readable, and cleverly constructed little stories. The blurb on the back sums it up well - Bawdy, outrageous, sometimes tragic or wise, these stories offer a tremendously entertaining view of society, religion and, above all, human nature.This is definitely one of the better Penguin 60s Classics I have read so far.