TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shelley,Mary Wollstonecraft
TI  - Valperga Volume 1 (of 3): or, The life and adventures of Castruccio, prince of Lucca
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Castracani, Castruccio, 1281-1328 -- Fiction
KW  - Guelfs and Ghibellines -- History -- Fiction
KW  - Condottieri -- Fiction
KW  - Italy -- History -- 1268-1492 -- Fiction
KW  - Lucca (Italy) -- History -- Fiction
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valperga_(novel); Release date is 2020-09-29; Produced by Amanda Fish and Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free
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N2  - "Valperga Volume 1 (of 3)" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a historical novel published in 1823. Set during medieval Italy's wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines, it follows the real fourteenth-century despot Castruccio Castracani as his armies threaten the fortress of Valperga. Countess Euthanasia, who governs the fortress and loves Castruccio, must choose between her feelings for him and political liberty. Through this medieval tale, Shelley explores questions of political power, republicanism, and the right to autonomy against imperial conquest. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63337
ER  -