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  • A History of the Borgias
    Frederick Baron Corvo
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    14,37 €

  • Amico di Sandro
    Baron Corvo / Frederick Rolfe
    “O that fine octagonal face of his—the great dark thoughtful eyes—the straight broad nose pointed at its low tip—the wide firm mouth with its full lower lip, curbed by the very thin bow of the upper—the very square strong jaw—the expression insolent because modest, imperious because shy,—but a face which could smile. And O the robust and generous young form, noble and opulent i...
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    10,55 €

  • An Ossuary of the North Lagoon
    Baron Corvo / Frederick Rolfe
    Frederick Rolfe, a.k.a. Baron ­Corvo, though best known for his novel Hadrian the Seventh and his eccentric personality, was also a master of the short story, which found expression in odd pseudo-biographical pieces and unique fictions that expressed his own unique sense of style. The present ­collection contains seven of Rolfe’s best short prose works: three Venetian narrative...
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    14,58 €

  • Hubert’s Arthur
    Baron Corvo / Frederick Rolfe
    Taking as its point of departure the alleged inaccuracy of the chronicles of Matthew Paris, Hubert’s Arthur presents an alternative retelling of English history from the point of view of Hubert de Burgh. In Hubert’s narrative, which begins with an account of the struggle for succession in the wake of King Richard Lionheart’s death, young Duke Arthur of Brittany does not die at...
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    33,08 €

  • Stories Toto Told Me
    Baron Corvo / Frederick Rolfe
    Frederick Rolfe, who early in his career also published under the name 'Baron Corvo,' became famous for his Hadrian the Seventh (1904), in which an Englishman is unexpectedly elected Pope, and later became infamous for his writings on his love for Venetian boys.But it was with the 'Toto' stories, first published in John Lane’s fin de siècle literary journal The Yellow Book, tha...
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    17,82 €

  • Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia (1901)
    Frederick Baron Corvo / Frederick Rolfe
    The Chronicles Of The House Of Borgia is a historical book written by Frederick Baron Corvo in 1901. The book chronicles the rise and fall of the infamous Borgia family during the Renaissance period in Italy. The Borgias were a powerful and influential family, with members who held high positions in the church and politics.The book delves into the lives of the Borgias, explorin...
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    43,44 €