The Italian (1797) is a gripping tale of love and betrayal, abduction and assassination, and incarceration by the Inquisition. Radcliffe's last and most unnerving novel exemplifies her definition of '...
The Italian (1797) is a novel by Ann Radcliffe. Radcliffeâs final novel is a tragic story of romance and mystery set in Naples during the brutal years of the Holy Inquisition. Published in the after...
From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is a...
Lewis Sinclaire’s earliest memory is that wherein his mother kisses him on the forehead and wishes him a happy birthday on the very day that she abandoned him. He never saw her again, but the mem...
Fictionalized history inspired by the Ford Motor Company's assault on the 24 Hours of Le Mans....
A woman travels to Italy to cure her broken heart in this short novel....
‘Absolutely outstandingly beautiful… Above and beyond anything I have read this year… Glued to every page… I really can't praise this book enough and warrants far more stars than I can actually give. ...
Italian childrenâs literature has a diverse and unusual tradition of fantasy. With the exception of Carlo Collodiâs Pinocchio, however, it has remained almost entirely unknown outside of Italy. Wh...
Volume 2 of 3. This monumental three-volume work on the Italian madrigal from its beginnings about 1500 to its decline in the 17th century is based on the research of 40 years, and is a cultural histo...
Volume 1 of 3. This monumental three-volume work on the Italian madrigal from its beginnings about 1500 to its decline in the 17th century is based on the research of 40 years, and is a cultural histo...
Volume 3 of 3. This monumental three-volume work on the Italian madrigal from its beginnings about 1500 to its decline in the 17th century is based on the research of 40 years, and is a cultural histo...
In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions which existed in Italy du...