This collection of novels by Matteo Bandello, bishop of Agen, is a masterpiece of Italian literature. The stories are set in a variety of Italian cities and span a range of genres, from historical to romantic to pastoral. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the rich literary tradition of Italy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from The Novels of Matteo Bandello, Bishop of Agen Jhc (Eight-anb-lhirtictk torg. Petriello followeth his stolen wite oversea and by the courtesy of the King of Tunis, returneth home with her, rich and rejoicing. 49 ht me--dni)-%hMieth iStorg. Tomasone Grasso, a notorious usurer, letteth preach against those of his trade, so he alone may be left to lend at usance in Milan. 54%he ortistk. Storg. The King of Arragon, being bidden to certain nuptials, falleth enamoured of the bride and taketh her to wife on the wedding day 61 Ikj nc-an6-ortictk (Sttrrg. The infinite perversity of a doctor in mocking at the devil, as there were neither hell nor paradise 68 Ikt tDO-anb-ortictk torg. A gentleman, being found abed with a widow lady, espouseth her to wife, but he dying, she falleth in love with another and being left by him, turneth nun 76 Site Srhrrr-im6-J ortifth torg. Count Filippo, taking his wife in adultery, putteth her to death, together with her gallant and a chamber-woman 84 he 4 f(mr-anI)-Jortifth torg. The miserable death of two lovers, it having been forbidden them by Henry the Eighth, King of England, to espouse each other. 93 She ib -an6-#ort: fth torg. Of the many wives of the King of England and the death of two of them, together with divers chances and incidents thereanent betided. 103 Iht ix-itnb-orttfth torg. A deserved chastisement inflicted vpon a canon, who had cozened a neighbour of his by means of a rare device 115 Jhc Sfbm-anB-J ortittlt torg. A good womans husband waxeth jealous of her without cause and is accidentally killed by her, wherefore her head is smitten off. 122 Slhj (: ght-anB-Jforttfllt Starg. A she-ape, a lady being carried to burial, clotheth herself after the dead womans fashion, whenas she was sick, and putteth those of the house to flight 131 Ihc inc-anb-#orti th Storg. A merchant would fain cozen a Florentine, but himself abideth cozened and is punished by justice 138 %he fiftieth torg. The Soldan of Egypt useth great gratitude with Henry, Duke of the Vandals, his prisoner. 146%he On -an6-#ift: fth Storg. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.