Five Short Novels of Stendhal [FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING] 1958 • Anchor Books • Edward Gorey Cover

Five Short Novels of Stendhal ( Marie-Henri Beyle)

[INCLUDES The Abbess of Castro • Vittoria • Accoramboni • The Cenci • The Duchess of Palliano • Vanina Vanini]

FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING [1958] DOUBLEDAY ANCHOR

Cover and Typography by cult, morbid children's book author and illustrator, Edward Gorey.

Book is in excellent condition.  

Like new with some very light shelf wear.  

Stendhal wrote many chronicles, allegedly based on old manuscripts, about the passionate life in Italy.  Among these are the ones published in this anthology:

*The Cenci (Les Cenci) - The trial of an Italian family accused of murdering their abusive father.

*Vittoria Accoramboni or The Duchess of Palliano (Vittoria Accoramboni / La Duchesse de Palliano) - The life of an Italian lady famous for her great beauty and accomplishments and for her untimely end.

*The Abbess of Castro (L'Abbesse de Castro, 1832) - The unfortunate love of Giulio Bracciano and Elena de Campireali, an aristocartic woman.

*Vanina Vanini - Vanina Vanini, the daughter of a Roman aristocrat, falls in love with the wounded Pietro Missirilli, a member of the revolutionary Carbonari organized in the fashion of Freemasonry, and decides to betray him so he can devote himself entirely to her.