02421cam a22003373u 4500 78660 UtSlPG 20260610134826.0 m cr n 260607r20261897utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Lyall, Edna, 1857-1903 Knight-errant Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2026 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2026-05-12 Al Haines "Knight-errant" by Edna Lyall is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set chiefly in Naples with strong Anglo-Italian ties, it follows the idealistic young lawyer and gifted baritone Carlo Donati, whose joyful betrothal to Francesca Britton is soon tested by family disgrace and the intrigues of the opera world. Love, honor, patriotism, art, and faith drive the story’s conflicts and choices. The opening of the novel presents Carlo exulting in his new status as avvocato, contrasted with his sardonic friend Enrico, and pricked by an overheard English remark about the cost of true Christian living. He rides home, wins Francesca’s consent in a radiant betrothal, and we learn his heritage of patriotic sacrifice, his country upbringing, his turn from Romanism to the English Church under Clare’s gentle influence, and the old wound of his sister Nita’s elopement with the singer Merlino. A cloud forms when notices announce Merlino’s company will open at the Mercadante; Carlo shields his fragile mother while Piale, his exacting maestro, laments the “waste” of a great stage voice. Seeking news, Carlo visits the troupe’s lodgings and, through the English tenor Sardoni, hears that Nita—now Madame Merlino—is in peril under the sway of the baritone Comerio. He writes to her and steels himself to tell his mother, as the lovers’ bliss gives way to an approaching storm. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York: W. L. Allison Company, 1897 Siblings -- Fiction English fiction -- 19th century Singers -- Fiction Opera companies -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78660 119378 119378