'Should a man be free to kill his adulterous wife? This is the crime of the eighteenth century.
Count Guido Franceschini is accused of murdering his beautiful young wife
Pompilia, said to have eloped with a
handsome young priest. But did they actually commit adultery? Half of Rome
believes she did; the other half claims she is innocent. In this book the trial
is reconstructed from contemporary court reports, and the gossip of the time.
Pompilia: guilty or innocent? Count Guido: released or executed? This is the
story Robert Browning re-told in his best-selling The Ring and the Book. From start to finish, it tells the story of
one of the most fascinating trials of all time.
‘A fine, powerful and persuasive book’ – Daily Telegraph ‘Derek
Parker is an exceptional and probing storyteller’ – History ‘All the
page-turning grip of a good thriller’ – Michael Dibdin.'
So, if anyone feels ready for a treat at $6.99 . . .
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