Skip to main content

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


The Decameron eBook Series

Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results
Skip side bar filters
  • The Decameron, Book I

    Series Book 1 - The Decameron
    "But whatever may be the final verdict of criticism upon these minor works of Boccaccio, it is impossible to imagine an age in which the Decameron will fail of general recognition as, in point alike of invention as of style, one of the most notable creations of human genius. Of few books are the sources so recondite, insomuch that it seems to be certain that in the main they must have be merely ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Decameron, Book II

    Series Book 2 - The Decameron
    Many stories, sweet my ladies, occur to me as meet for me to tell by way of ushering in a day so joyous as this will be: of which one does most commend itself to my mind, because not only has it, one of those happy endings of which today we are in quest, but 'twill enable you to understand how holy, how mighty and how salutary are the forces of Love, which not a few, witting not what they say, do ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

People who read these also enjoyed

  • The Divine Comedy

    The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church. It helped establish the Tuscan dialect, in which it is ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Divine Comedy -Inferno

    Midway upon the journey of our lifeI found myself within a forest dark,For the straightforward pathway had been lost.Ah me! how hard a thing it is to sayWhat was this forest savage, rough, and stern,Which in the very thought renews the fear.So bitter is it, death is little more;But of the good to treat, which there I found,Speak will I of the other things I saw there.I cannot well repeat how there ... Read more

    $1.79 CAD

  • The Divine Comedy, Complete

    The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church. It helped establish the ... Read more

    Free

  • The Merchant of Venice

    Deception and Pride-- Bassanio, a Venetian nobleman, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy Portia, but he is short on funds. So he turns to his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant. Antonio agrees to help, but currently he is cash strapped as all of his ships are at sea. He agrees instead to guarantee a loan for Bassanio. Bassanio turns to Antonio's rival and enemy Shylock for the loan. I hold the ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Hamlet (Mobi Classics)

    Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Hamlet's mother. The play vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness from overwhelming grief to seething rage and ... Read more

    $1.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Decameron

    Giovanni Boccaccio's ‘The Decameron,’ written in the middle of the 14th century, consists of 100 tales, and is one of the most celebrated literary works of the Renaissance. Constructed as a series of “frame stories,” or stories within a story, the narrative follows seven young women and three young men who take refuge in a secluded villa outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death. During ... Read more

    $0.89 CAD

  • Tales from Shakespeare

    by Charles Lamb ...
    The plots of Shakespeare's plays, told as stories for children. ... Read more

    $1.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Merchant Of Venice (Mobi Classics)

    The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio, and while it shares certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps more remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for the character of Shylock.The title character is the merchant Antonio, not ... Read more

    $1.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Experience the world's most famous tale of passionate love and devastating loss with Romeo and Juliet, the enduring romantic tragedy by legendary playwright William Shakespeare. A foundational pillar of classic English literature, this iconic masterpiece has captivated audiences for centuries with its poetic brilliance and profound exploration of the human heart. Set against the vibrant backdrop ... Read more

    $0.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus