Valperga Volume 1 (of 3)
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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About this eBook
- Author
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851
- Title
- Valperga Volume 1 (of 3) or, The life and adventures of Castruccio, prince of Lucca
- Credits
- Produced by Amanda Fish and Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
- Subject
- Lucca (Italy) -- History -- Fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 63337
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63337
- Release Date
- September 29, 2020
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.VALPERGA: — OR, THE — LIFE AND ADVENTURES — OF — CASTRUCCIO, — PRINCE OF LUCCA. — BY THE AUTHOR OF "FRANKENSTEIN." — IN THREE VOLUMES. — VOL. I. — LONDON: — PRINTED FOR G. AND W. B. WHITTAKER, AVE-MARIA-LANE. — CONTENTS — PREFACE — VALPERGA — CHAPTER I — Birth of Castruccio.—His family exiled from Lucca when he is eleven years of age. — CHAPTER II — Castruccio visits Florence.—Characters of Euthanasia dei Adimari and her father.—The father of Castruccio dies. — CHAPTER III — Francis Guinigi, the military Peasant.—Castruccio resides with him one Year. — CHAPTER IV — Castruccio in England. — CHAPTER V — Castruccio in Flanders and France—Alberto Scoto—Benedetto Pepi. — CHAPTER VI — Castruccio in Italy—Susa—Creed of Benedetto. — CHAPTER VII — Milan.—Court of the Emperor Henry.—Arrigo Guinigi.—Sack of Cremona.—Benedetto Pepi. — CHAPTER VIII — Death of the Emperor.—Uguccione, tyrant of Pisa, restores Castruccio at Lucca.—Euthanasia. — CHAPTER IX — Castle of Valperga described—Friendship and Love. — CHAPTER X — Euthanasia's Narrative. — CHAPTER XI — Capture of Monte Catini.—Castruccio treacherously made prisoner by Ranieri, Governor of Lucca.—Delivered, and proclaimed Consul. — CHAPTER XII — Peace between Lucca and Florence.—Bindo. — CHAPTER XIII — Euthanasia holds a Court. — CHAPTER XIV — Euthanasia's Court continued.—Pepi arrives. — END OF VOLUME I.
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