The Viper of Milan: A Romance of Lombardy

Marjorie Bowen

Novel
Book language: English
316 pages

A historical novel set in northern Italy during the rule of the Visconti in Milan. It centres on the notorious ruler known as the Viper of Milan and the web of ambition and intrigue around him. Worth listening for its dramatic portrayal of power, loyalty and betrayal in a vividly imagined past.

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The Viper of Milan
PUBLISHERS' PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE GIAN GALEAZZO MARIA VISCONTI
CHAPTER TWO "FRANCISCO"
CHAPTER THREE THE HOSTAGE OF THE ESTES
CHAPTER FOUR VALENTINE
CHAPTER FIVE THE PAINTER'S DAUGHTER
CHAPTER SIX THE RESCUE OF COUNT VON SCHULEMBOURG
CHAPTER SEVEN "GRAZIOSA'S BRACELET"
CHAPTER EIGHT FOR A LADY'S GIFT
CHAPTER NINE THE RETURN OF THE DEAD
CHAPTER TEN THE TURQUOISE GLOVES
CHAPTER ELEVEN MASTINO DELLA SCALA
CHAPTER TWELVE GRAZIOSA'S LOVER
CHAPTER THIRTEEN VALENTINE VISCONTI'S TOAST
CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE TUMULT AT THE WESTERN GATE
CHAPTER FIFTEEN A PRISONER FROM MILAN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN FOR A GAME OF CHESS
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THE TERRORS OF THE NIGHT
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN GIACOMO CARRARA'S REWARD
CHAPTER NINETEEN A SIGN FROM HEAVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY IN THE DUKE'S ABSENCE
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE THE DUKE'S RETURN
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO THE SECRET PASSAGE
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE FOR LOVE OF AMBROGIO
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR TREACHERY
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE IN CLOTH OF GOLD
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX IN VISCONTI'S HANDS
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN UNEQUAL ODDS

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