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Italian Life and Legends
by Anna Cora MOWATT RITCHIE (1819 - 1870)Preface
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
Listen next episodes of Italian Life and Legends:
Chapter I part 2 Savonarola , Chapter I Savonarola , Chapter II Vittoria Colonna , Chapter III Galileo's Villa , Chapter IV Convent of Vallombrosa , Chapter IX The Village Serravezza , Chapter V Bridges of Florence , Chapter VI Dante , Chapter VII Florentine Feuds , Chapter VIII Feuds between the Bianchi and Neri , 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.