Beschreibung:
Stendhal, the pseudonym of Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842), is best known for his major novels The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma. He was a prolific writer in many genres, including novellas and tales.¿
ContentsTranslator’s IntroductionStendhal’s PrefacesItalian Chronicles (1855)Vanina Vanini; or, Particulars concerning the Most Recent Gathering of a Cell of the Carbonari—Discovered in the Papal StatesVittoria Accoramboni: Duchess of BraccianoThe Cenci: 1599The Duchess of PallianoThe Abbess of CastroItalian Stories The JewSan Francesco a RipaToo Much Favor Is Deadly: A Tale of 1589Suora Scolastica: A Story That Shocked All Naples in 1740Translator’s Notes