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Italian Life and Legends

A mix of short works written by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie during her residence in Florence from 1864-65, this collection was edited and prepared for publication by her sister, Mary Thompson, wife of artist, Cephas Giovanni Thompson, after her death. It contains short stories, legends, historical sketches, profiles of noted Italian performers and foreign literati, and even an account of a devastating flood of the Arno that the author witnessed. - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor

Year of Publication: 1870Genres: Single Author Collections

Running Time: 07 hours 50 minutes 29 seconds(19 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Kelly S. Taylor

#	Chapter Name
	Preface Kelly S. Taylor	1:45
	Chapter I Savonarola Kelly S. Taylor	36:34
	Chapter I part 2 Savonarola Kelly S. Taylor	37:25
	Chapter II Vittoria Colonna Kelly S. Taylor	30:46
	Chapter III Galileo's Villa Kelly S. Taylor	35:47
	Chapter IV Convent of Vallombrosa Kelly S. Taylor	21:41
	Chapter V Bridges of Florence Kelly S. Taylor	19:19
	Chapter VI Dante Kelly S. Taylor	25:49
	Chapter VII Florentine Feuds Kelly S. Taylor	19:19
	Chapter VIII Feuds between the Bianchi and Neri Kelly S. Taylor	19:52
	Chapter IX The Village Serravezza Kelly S. Taylor	19:00
	Chapter X The Protestant Cemetery at Florence Mrs. Browning — Dr. Southwood Smith — Mrs. Frances Trollope, and other Celebrities. Kelly S. Taylor	17:32
	Chapter XI Overflow of Arno — Artist, and the Story of a Mad Singer Kelly S. Taylor	17:56
	Chapter XII Fedi the Sculptor Kelly S. Taylor	14:33
	Chapter XIII Adelaide Ristori, and Piccolomini Kelly S. Taylor	17:46
	Chapter XIV The Beautiful Horror. A Florentine Legend Kelly S. Taylor	24:35
	Chapter XV Ginerva Kelly S. Taylor	22:19
	Chapter XVI La Belle Clementine Kelly S. Taylor	41:17
	Chapter XVII Caterina Sforza - Thrice Wedded, thrice Widowed; An Italian Chatelaine. Kelly S. Taylor	47:14