Two young Englishmen idling in Rome, the narrator Clarence and his friend the Hon. Augustus Morton, become fascinated by a portrait, and through a written journal they learn the history of the woman it shows. Her own story of a cold father, a divided inheritance and a heart tested in Italy unfolds within the frame.
A little-known mid-century romance by a Washington woman writer, for readers who enjoy Italy-set fiction of the 1860s. Download the free EPUB.