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The Viper of Milan: A Romance of Lombardy — Marjorie Bowen

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
"Lovely in the midst of crime,
And yet unlovely through excess of guilt,
He dazzled through that dim-lit time,
And noble blood for a vain shadow spilt."
The
Viper of Milan
A Romance of Lombardy
BY MARJORIE BOWEN
NEW YORK
McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
MCMVI
Copyright, 1906, by
McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

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Contents

  1. The Viper of Milan
  2. PUBLISHERS' PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. CHAPTER ONE GIAN GALEAZZO MARIA VISCONTI
  5. CHAPTER TWO "FRANCISCO"
  6. CHAPTER THREE THE HOSTAGE OF THE ESTES
  7. CHAPTER FOUR VALENTINE
  8. CHAPTER FIVE THE PAINTER'S DAUGHTER
  9. CHAPTER SIX THE RESCUE OF COUNT VON SCHULEMBOURG
  10. CHAPTER SEVEN "GRAZIOSA'S BRACELET"
  11. CHAPTER EIGHT FOR A LADY'S GIFT
  12. CHAPTER NINE THE RETURN OF THE DEAD
  13. CHAPTER TEN THE TURQUOISE GLOVES
  14. CHAPTER ELEVEN MASTINO DELLA SCALA
  15. CHAPTER TWELVE GRAZIOSA'S LOVER
  16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN VALENTINE VISCONTI'S TOAST
  17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE TUMULT AT THE WESTERN GATE
  18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN A PRISONER FROM MILAN
  19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN FOR A GAME OF CHESS
  20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THE TERRORS OF THE NIGHT
  21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN GIACOMO CARRARA'S REWARD
  22. CHAPTER NINETEEN A SIGN FROM HEAVEN
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY IN THE DUKE'S ABSENCE
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE THE DUKE'S RETURN
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO THE SECRET PASSAGE
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE FOR LOVE OF AMBROGIO
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR TREACHERY
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE IN CLOTH OF GOLD
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX IN VISCONTI'S HANDS
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN UNEQUAL ODDS

and 8 more chapters

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