"Tells of life in turn-of-the-century Roman times. The novel's
insights into the social and political temperaments of the times
makes for involving reading."
--"The Bookwatch"
An indefatigable writer and the author of over 40 books, Matilde
Serao (1857-1927) was arguably the most famous Italian woman
journalist of the nineteenth century. "The Conquest of Rome"
(1885), which tells the story of the arrival in Rome of a
provincial deputy from the poor South, paints a brilliant portrait
of political and social life in contemporary Rome. Upon his arrival
in Rome, Frencesco Sangiorgio dreams of a glittering future there.
Although the Eternal City greets the young man's ambition with
indifference, he gradually makes his mark on his parliamentary
colleagues, soon establishing a place in high society. His fate is
sealed, however, when he falls under the sway of the enigmatic
Angelica Vargas, and the conquest of Rome that seemed so
tantalizingly close begins to slip away.
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