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The Stone of Invisibility

Audiobook

The most enduring work by the Renaissance humanist Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron is a collection of one hundred stories about ten young noblemen and noblewomen who escape the plague by moving to a country villa outside the Italian city of Florence. Highly influential, numerous writers have borrowed from Boccaccio's tales, including Edgar Allen Poe, John Keats, and George Eliot. In "The Stone of Invisibility," the nobleman Calandrino, as well as his friends Bruno and Buffalmacco, visit the coast in search of the magical bloodstone. Calandrino's wife, however, spoils the fun ... Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.


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Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781481535304
  • File size: 7154 KB
  • Release date: June 11, 2013
  • Duration: 00:14:54

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781481535304
  • File size: 7159 KB
  • Release date: December 16, 2013
  • Duration: 00:14:54
  • Number of parts: 1

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OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

Languages

English

The most enduring work by the Renaissance humanist Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron is a collection of one hundred stories about ten young noblemen and noblewomen who escape the plague by moving to a country villa outside the Italian city of Florence. Highly influential, numerous writers have borrowed from Boccaccio's tales, including Edgar Allen Poe, John Keats, and George Eliot. In "The Stone of Invisibility," the nobleman Calandrino, as well as his friends Bruno and Buffalmacco, visit the coast in search of the magical bloodstone. Calandrino's wife, however, spoils the fun ... Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.


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