Lady Cornelia tells the story of two Spanish gentlemen,Don Juan de Gamboa and Don Antonio de Isunza, who become studentsin Bologna where, through chance events, Don Juan harbous arecently born child and aids an individual against a group ofattackers. Don Antonio, meanwhile, whelters a lady who has soughthis protection. As they relate these experiences to each other,events link up: the lady is beautiful Cornelia Bentibolli, thechild her secret son by the Duke of Ferrara who is the victim ofthe attackers led by Lorenzo, Cornelia's brother, seeking revengeon the Duke. Eventually, Cornelia, the Duke and their son areunited, Lorenzo and the Duke reconciled, and Don Juan and DonAntonio earn everyone's gratitude and friendship. The Deceitful Marriage is the story of a soldier whoenters into marriage for wrong and selfish motives and whorecieves is hust reward at the hands of his wife, who proves tobe equally decietful. The Dialogue of the Dogs recounts an overheardconversation between two dogs Cipion and Berganza, in which oneof them tells of his life in picaresque fashion, in a narrativewhich is interspersed with moral and philisophical insights whileproviding a critical perspective on contemporary Spanish society.Spanish text with facing-translation, introduction and notes.