The Decameron of Giovanni BoccaccioDecameronJohn Payne translationChapter navigation116 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterDecameronGiovanni BoccaccioContentsProemDay the FirstTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the SecondTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the ThirdTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the FourthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the FifthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the SixthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the SeventhTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the EighthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the NinthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the TenthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYConclusion of the AuthorPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Giovanni BoccaccioAll chapters and sections (116)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsDecameronGiovanni BoccaccioContentsProemDay the FirstTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the SecondTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the ThirdTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the FourthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the FifthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the SixthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the SeventhTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the EighthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the NinthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYDay the TenthTHE FIRST STORYTHE SECOND STORYTHE THIRD STORYTHE FOURTH STORYTHE FIFTH STORYTHE SIXTH STORYTHE SEVENTH STORYTHE EIGHTH STORYTHE NINTH STORYTHE TENTH STORYConclusion of the Authorof← Front matterGiovanni Boccaccio →