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
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
01:45 - Chapter 2
Chapter I Savonarola
36:34 - Chapter 3
Chapter I part 2 Savonarola
37:25 - Chapter 4
Chapter II Vittoria Colonna
30:46 - Chapter 5
Chapter III Galileo's Villa
35:47 - Chapter 6
Chapter IV Convent of Vallombrosa
21:41 - Chapter 7
Chapter V Bridges of Florence
19:19 - Chapter 8
Chapter VI Dante
25:49 - Chapter 9
Chapter VII Florentine Feuds
19:19 - Chapter 10
Chapter VIII Feuds between the Bianchi and Neri
19:52 - Chapter 11
Chapter IX The Village Serravezza
19:00 - Chapter 12
Chapter X The Protestant Cemetery at Florence Mrs. Browning — Dr. Southwood Smith — Mrs. Frances Trollope, and other Celebrities.
17:32 - Chapter 13
Chapter XI Overflow of Arno — Artist, and the Story of a Mad Singer
17:56 - Chapter 14
Chapter XII Fedi the Sculptor
14:33 - Chapter 15
Chapter XIII Adelaide Ristori, and Piccolomini
17:46 - Chapter 16
Chapter XIV The Beautiful Horror. A Florentine Legend
24:35 - Chapter 17
Chapter XV Ginerva
22:19 - Chapter 18
Chapter XVI La Belle Clementine
41:17 - Chapter 19
Chapter XVII Caterina Sforza - Thrice Wedded, thrice Widowed; An Italian Chatelaine.
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