The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents, a Romance

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The Floating Press, May 1, 2011 - Fiction - 604 pages
Set against the backdrop of the Inquisition, this Gothic romance from British novelist Ann Radcliffe is sure to please fans of the genre. Protagonists Vincentio di Vivaldi and Ellena di Rosalba fall in love at first sight and attempt to escape the siege of religious persecution and marry. Will they succeed, or will their romance fall prey to the hysteria and senseless destruction that defines the era?
 

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Contents

Introduction
5
Chapter 1
11
Chapter 2
37
Chapter 3
55
Chapter 4
72
Chapter 5
81
Chapter 6
100
Chapter 7
118
Chapter 18
311
Chapter 19
325
Chapter 20
349
Chapter 21
373
Chapter 22
398
Chapter 23
420
Chapter 24
431
Chapter 25
438

Chapter 8
140
Chapter 9
156
Chapter 10
166
Chapter 11
184
Chapter 12
213
Chapter 13
236
Chapter 14
246
Chapter 15
258
Chapter 16
277
Chapter 17
300
Chapter 26
470
Chapter 27
484
Chapter 28
516
Chapter 29
534
Chapter 30
559
Chapter 31
565
Chapter 32
589
Chapter 33
599
Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

abbess accuser affection alarmed Ansaldo answer appeared apprehension assassin assertion Beatrice believed Benedictine betrayed Bonarmo Carmelites Celano chamber church circumstances concealed conduct confession Confessor confidence confined convent Count di Bruno countenance dark death difficulty discovered door doubt Ellena di Rosalba emotion endeavoured enquired exclaimed eyes father Schedoni faultered fear figure find first fixed grand inquisitor heard heart hope horror immediately impatience inflict influence innocent Inquisition inquisitor instant interrupted Jeronimo knew lady late length listened looked Marchesa Marinella marriage master mind monk mountains Naples never Nicola night observed occasioned officer officials Olivia once Paluzzi passed passions Paulo paused perceived person poniard prison recollected reflections repeated replied Ellena replied Schedoni replied Vivaldi returned ruffians Santa della Pieta scarcely seemed servant Signor Signora Bianchi silence smile solemn Spalatro Spirito Santo spirits steps stranger suffered sufficient summoned surprize suspicion thought trembling tribunal truth veil vicar-general villa Altieri voice words

About the author (2011)

Ann Radcliffe was born Ann Ward in England on July 9, 1764. She was the only child of William Ward and Anne Oates Ward. In 1788 she married William Radcliffe. They had no children. Ann published The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne in 1789. Other works include A Sicilian Romance, The Romance of the Forest, The Mysteries of Udolpho, and The Italian. She found much success with The Romance of the Forest and it established her as a Gothic novelist. Her later novels influenced other authors including Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott, and Mary Wollstonecraft. She died on February 7, 1823 from respiratory problems.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents, a Romance
AuthorAnn Radcliffe
PublisherThe Floating Press, 2011
ISBN1775452670, 9781775452676
Length604 pages
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