Table of Contents

Introduction Nedda / Nedda From Vita dei campi (Rural Life) Fantasticheria / Reverie Jeli il pastore / Jeli the Herdsman Rosso Malpelo / Nasty Redhead Cavalleria rusticana / Rustic Chivalry La Lupa / The She-wolf L'amante di Gramigna / Gramigna's Mistress From Novelle rusticane (Rustic Stories) Malaria / Pestilential Air La roba / Possessions Storia dell' asino di S. Giuseppe / The History of St. Joseph's Donkey Pane nero / Dark Bread Liberta / Liberty

About the Author

Stanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover's Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996. He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian.