The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio, Volume 1

A collection of 100 stories told by ten young people, seven women and three men, who escape the Black Plague in Florence by retreating to a villa in the countryside, where they spend ten days entertaining themselves by sharing tales on a variety of themes, including love, trickery, wit, and human nature, with each day featuring a different storyteller choosing the theme for the day’s stories.