Contes is a French edition of tales from Boccaccio, drawn chiefly from the Decameron. The stories are short, quick and often comic, dealing with love, deception, wit and good or bad fortune among merchants, nobles, clerics and ordinary townspeople. They show the lively, worldly storytelling that made Boccaccio famous. This edition belongs to the long tradition of translating and adapting his tales for readers across Europe.