Corinne; or, Italy by Madame de Staël

"Corinne; or, Italy" by Madame de Staël is a novel published in 1807. It tells the love story between Corinne, a brilliant Italian poet, and Lord Oswald Nelvil, a melancholy Scottish nobleman haunted by his father's death. As Corinne guides Oswald through Rome and Naples, they fall deeply in love while exploring Italy's art, history, and culture. Yet both harbor secret fears that threaten their happiness, and Oswald struggles with the suspicion that his late father would disapprove of their relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817
Translator Hill, Isabel, 1800-1842
Translator L. E. L. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon), 1802-1838
Title Corinne; or, Italy
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinne,_or_Italy
Credits Produced by Dagny and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Nobility -- Scotland -- Fiction
Subject Italy -- History -- 1789-1815 -- Fiction
Subject Women poets -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 52077
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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