Italian Life and Legends

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

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Authors: Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie In Year : 1870

Book Language: English

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Preface
Chapter I Savonarola
Chapter I part 2 Savonarola
Chapter II Vittoria Colonna
Chapter III Galileo's Villa
Chapter IV Convent of Vallombrosa
Chapter V Bridges of Florence
Chapter VI Dante
Chapter VII Florentine Feuds
Chapter VIII Feuds between the Bianchi and Neri
Chapter IX The Village Serravezza
Chapter X The Protestant Cemetery at Florence Mrs. Browning — Dr. Southwood Smith — Mrs. Frances Trollope, and other Celebrities.
Chapter XI Overflow of Arno — Artist, and the Story of a Mad Singer
Chapter XII Fedi the Sculptor
Chapter XIII Adelaide Ristori, and Piccolomini
Chapter XIV The Beautiful Horror. A Florentine Legend
Chapter XV Ginerva
Chapter XVI La Belle Clementine
Chapter XVII Caterina Sforza - Thrice Wedded, thrice Widowed; An Italian Chatelaine.

A mix of short works written by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie during her residence in Florence from 1864-65, this collection was edited and prepared for publication by her sister, Mary Thompson, wife of artist, Cephas Giovanni Thompson, after her death. It contains short stories, legends, historical sketches, profiles of noted Italian performers and foreign literati, and even an account of a devastating flood of the Arno that the author witnessed. - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor