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Legends of Florence: First Series

by Charles Godfrey Leland

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2The Three Horns of Messer Guicciardini
  3. 3The Pills of the Medici
  4. 4Furicchia, or the Egg-Woman of the Mercato Vecchio
  5. 5The Lanterns of the Strozzi Palace
  6. 6The Goblin of la Via del Corno
  7. 7Frate Giocondo, the Monk of Santa Maria Novella
  8. 8The Legend of the Croce Al Trebbio
  9. 9The Two Fairies of the Well a Legend of the Via Calzaioli
  10. 10The Story of the Via delle Serve Smarrite
  11. 11The Bronze Boar of the Mercato Nuovo
  12. 12The Goblin of the Tower Bella Trinita, or the Porta San Niccolo
  13. 13The Ghost of Michel Angelo
  14. 14The Apparition of Dante
  15. 15Legends of la Certosa
  16. 16Legends of the Bridges in Florence
  17. 17The Bashful Lover a Legend of the Chiesa Santa Lucia in the Via de’…
  18. 18La Fortuna a Legend of the Via de’ Cerchi
  19. 19The Story of the Unfinished Palace a Legend of the Via del Proconsolo
  20. 20The Devil of the Mercato Vecchio
  21. 21Seeing That All Was Right a Legend of the Porta a San Nicolò
  22. 22The Enchanted Cow of la Via Vacchereccia
  23. 23The Witch of the Porta Alla Croce
  24. 24The Column of Cosimo, or della Santa Trinita
  25. 25Legends of or’ San Michele
  26. 26The Witch of the Arno
  27. 27Stories of San Miniato
  28. 28The Friar’s Head of Santa Maria Maggiore — The Lady Who Confessed f…
  29. 29Biancone, the Giant Statue in the Signoria
  30. 30The Red Goblin of the Bargello
  31. 31Legend of the Piazza San Biagio
  32. 32The Spirit of the Porta San Gallo
  33. 33Story of the Podestà Who Was Long on His Journey a Legend of the Duomo
  34. 34Legends of the Boboli Gardens: The Old Gardener, and the Two Statue…
  35. 35How la Via della Mosca Got Its Name
  36. 36The Roman Vase a Legend of Bellosguardo
  37. 37The Unfortunate Priest a Legend of la Via Dello Scheletro
  38. 38The Mysterious Fig-Tree a Legend of the Via del Fico
  39. 39Il Palazzo Feroni Showing How It Got Its Name From a Fairy
  40. 40La Via delle Belle Donne
  41. 41The Wizard With Red Teeth
  42. 42Orpheus and Eurydice
  43. 43Intialo the Spirit of the Haunting Shadow
  44. 44Cain and His Worshippers the Spell of the Mirror — The Invocation t…

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