Stradella is a historical novel by F. Marion Crawford about the Italian composer Alessandro Stradella and the musical world of his time. Through figures such as Ortensia, it brings a vanished era to life.
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For the reader's convenience, a Table of Contents has been provided in the html version. This was not in the original. STRADELLA But Ortensia did not even hear him 'But Ortensia did not even hear him, and sat quite still in her chair' (See p. 271.)ToList STRADELLA
BY F. MARION CRAWFORD AUTHOR OF "SARACINESCA," "FAIR MARGARET," ETC., ETC. ILLUSTRATED New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1909 All rights reserved Copyright, 1908, By F. MARION CRAWFORD.
Copyright, 1908, By BUTTERICK PUBLISHING CO. Copyright, 1909. By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1909. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. Contents CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 'But Ortensia did not even hear him, and sat quite still in her chair' Frontispiece FACING PAGE '"This is the celebrated Maestro Alessandro Stradella of Naples"' 11 'The footman came back at last with a white face' 87 'The two Bravi faced the watch side by side' 243