The Abbess of Castro (The Art of the Novella)

Brigands, convents under siege, a prince who’d do Machiavelli proud . . . This adventurous novella from a writer famous for far longer works is a singular take on love and war in Renaissance Italy.Claiming to be translating from sixteenth-century manuscripts, Stendhal tells the story of two doomed young lovers—one the daughter of the wealthiest man in the district, the other a brigand. It’s a genuinely moving tale of impossible love—with plenty o...

By Stendhal
Series: The Art of the Novella
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Melville House (August 12, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 161219320X
ISBN-13: 978-1612193205
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.4 x 7 inches
Amazon Rank: 5028764
Format: PDF ePub djvu ebook

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Praises for the nice bound and convenient edition from the Art of the Novella books. Not so much for the book itself. Exactly what to make of Stendhal’s, The Abbess of Castro. As an adventure novel there are plots and raiding parties but it lacks swa

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