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Valperga: Or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca

Mary Shelley

First published 1823
Publisher G. and W. B. Whittaker
Format Hardcover
Type Novel


"historical Gothic romance set in 14th-century Italy" --Mike Ashley, Encyclopedia of Fantasy

Borderline utopian fiction in the "female alternative" form of government.

  • First edition.
  • Data from Wikipedia and from Christie's Auction House.
  • Referenced in Summers, "A Gothic Bibliography" p. 541.