Claude, a clever and fastidious Englishman, is in Rome during the French siege of 1849. In hexameter letters to his friend Eustace he dissects the city, the revolution and his own feelings for Mary Trevellyn, while Mary and her sister write their own letters home. The cantos follow the travellers from Rome toward Florence and the Italian lakes.
A witty, modern-sounding verse novel of hesitation and self-doubt, for readers who like Victorian poetry with irony. Download the free EPUB.