Valperga (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781984299024)

Valperga is a historical novel which relates the adventures of the early fourteenth-century despot Castruccio Castracani, a real historical figure who became the lord of Lucca and conquered Florence. In the novel, his armies threaten the fictional fortress of Valperga, governed by Countess Euthanasia, the woman he loves. He forces her to choose between her feelings for him and political liberty. She chooses the latter and sails off to her death.

Author: Mary Shelley
ISBN-10: 1984299026
ISBN-13: 9781984299024
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2018
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.84d