· № MRS ROSIE AND THE PRIEST by Giovanni Boccaccio. 4/5⭐️. This was an unexpectedly humorous start to the Little Black Classics collection, although the last story was quite appalling. Mrs Rosie and the Priest contains 4 provocative short stories from Boccaccio’s most popular work www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins. Mrs Rosie and the Priest is the first of the (up to now) Little Black Classics. As they occupy an entire bookcase, I'm planning to read them all in the near future. This was a light starter. When people think about 'old' literature, they often assume that it will be higher or more moral than recent works/5(9). · To be honest, though, I enjoyed Giovanni Boccaccio’s Mrs Rosie and the Priest so little that I may not bother. The slim volume contains 4 tales taken from Boccaccio’s Decamaron, written in Tuscany in the 14th century. One is about a man being robbed and himself a thief to regain his losses, one is about an old man being cuckolded by his much younger and very horny wife, the third is about Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.
Four hilarious and provocative stories from Boccaccio's Decameron, featuring cuckolded husbands, cross-dressing wives and very bad priests. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. Buy Mrs Rosie and the Priest by Giovanni Boccaccio from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £ To be honest, though, I enjoyed Giovanni Boccaccio's Mrs Rosie and the Priest so little that I may not bother. The slim volume contains 4 tales taken from Boccaccio's Decamaron, written in Tuscany in the 14th century. One is about a man being robbed and himself a thief to regain his losses, one is about an old man being cuckolded by his.
The first book in Penguin’s Little Black Classics series is the story of Mrs Rosie and the Priest, amongst others, by Giovanni Boccaccio. Being the first time I’d ever considered reading Italian literature, other than Dante’s Inferno, I was highly excited to sit down and start reading this through. Mrs Rosie and the Priest is the first of the (up to now) Little Black Classics. As they occupy an entire bookcase, I'm planning to read them all in the near future. This was a light starter. When people think about 'old' literature, they often assume that it will be higher or more moral than recent works. Giovanni Boccaccio (). Boccaccio's Decameron is available in Penguin Classics in both a complete and selected edition. Mrs Rosie and the Priest.
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