Florence and her Prophet

The Attack on San Marco

The Cathedral

The Pilgrimage

The Mountain Fortress

The Crisis

Rome

The Saint's Rest

Palm Sunday

The Night-Ride

Let us also go, that we may die with him

Martyrdom

Conclusion

The frontispiece ("The Cavalier stood in the moonlight before Agnes," page 92) and the vignette were drawn by Malcolm Fraser.

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 INTRODUCTORY NOTE

In the summer of 1859, Mrs. Stowe made her third and last journey to Europe. During the summer, the whole family was abroad, save the youngest; but in the autumn Mr. Stowe and one of the daughters returned to America, leaving Mrs. Stowe with two daughters and a son to spend the winter in Italy. The residence there was mainly to establish the health of the family; but Mrs. Stowe had entered into engagements with the New York Ledger and the New York Independent to furnish contributions, with a design ultimately of collecting the papers and recasting them for a volume to be 

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