Book Review : Mrs Rosie and the Priest

Mrs Rosie and the PriestMrs Rosie and the Priest by Giovanni Boccaccio
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An excellent little vignette of a classic work.

Great transalation too. It made me pull out my full version of the Decameron determined to dive in and read some more.

Highly recommended.

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About Penguin Little Black Classics …
Little Black Classics celebrate were originally created to celebrate Penuin’s 80th birthday and to reproduce small extracts of the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries.

Book Synopsis

‘Official’ Book Description


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. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). Boccaccio’s Decameron is available in Penguin Classics in both a complete and selected edition.