La Duchesse De Palliano
by Stendhal
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Title:
La Duchesse De Palliano
Note:
Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_duchessa_di_Paliano
Summary:
"La Duchesse De Palliano" by Stendhal is a story published in 1838. Set in Renaissance Rome during 1559-1561, it recounts the tragic fall of the powerful Carafa family under Pope Paul IV. When the Duke of Paliano's beautiful wife is falsely accused of an affair with a devoted admirer, family honor demands a brutal response. Based on...