Valperga Volume 1 (of 3) / or, The life and adventures of Castruccio, prince of Lucca
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Chapters (26)
- VALPERGA:
- OR, THE
- LIFE AND ADVENTURES
- OF
- CASTRUCCIO,
- PRINCE OF LUCCA.
- 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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