Valperga is a historical novel which relates the adventures of the early fourteenth-century despot Castruccio Castracani, a real historical figure who became the lord of Lucca and conquered Florence. In the novel, his armies threaten the fictional fortress of Valperga, governed by Countess Euthanasia, the woman he loves. He forces her to choose between her feelings for him and political liberty. She chooses the latter and sails off to her death.

Medien	Bücher Taschenbuch (Buch mit Softcover und geklebtem Rücken)
Erscheinungsdatum	30. Januar 2018
ISBN13	9781984299024
Verlag	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Seitenanzahl	408
Maße	152 × 229 × 21 mm · 544 g
Sprache	Englisch