Résumé
Résumé de Vendetta
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About 9 h 40 min to read.À qui s’adresse-t-il ?
For readers who love dark romance, Italian settings, secret identities and carefully laid schemes. This story also welcomes anyone drawn to betrayal, revenge and a narrator who speaks straight to you.
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Can a man be buried alive, climb out of his family tomb, and tell no one? That is where Fabio Romani begins his own story. Marie Corelli wrote Vendetta, a tale of love, friendship and betrayal set in Naples during the cholera summer of 1884. It gives you a hero who is declared dead, a sealed vault, a hoard of stolen gold and a vow of revenge. First, meet the happy man he used to be.
Dans ce résumé
- 1A rich man, a loyal friend, a lovely brideFree
- 2Cholera summer and a fateful morning walk
- 3Waking in the dark family vault
- 4A brigand's treasure and a way out
- 5A ragpicker's warning and a king's kindness
- 6The night in the avenue changes everything
- 7Count Oliva, the white bear of Palermo
- 8A slow trap closes round two false lovers
- 9What the vendetta costs the man who plans it
Point clé 1 sur 9
A rich man, a loyal friend, a lovely bride
Fabio Romani is a young Neapolitan count with a marble villa above the Bay of Naples. He loves books, avoids women and trusts his closest friend, the poor painter Guido Ferrari. Then he sees a girl in a church procession and marries her within weeks.
Her name is Nina, and she is fifteen or sixteen, golden haired and raised in a convent. Fabio adores her. Guido comes and goes freely at the villa, bringing flowers and praise, and when a baby daughter named Stella is born, Guido speaks strangely about how little Fabio suspects.
This opening shows the happiness that makes the fall so steep. Fabio tells us that trust is the weak spot in a man, and the book asks you to notice every smile and every gift. Watch Guido's careful words on the veranda, because they matter later.
That’s 1 of 9 key points.
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About 9 h 40 min to read.Questions about Vendetta
What is Vendetta by Marie Corelli about?
It follows Count Fabio Romani of Naples, who is buried alive during the 1884 cholera outbreak. After escaping, he discovers his wife and best friend have betrayed him and plans a slow, disguised revenge.
Is Vendetta based on a true story?
Corelli's preface says the central events are based on something that happened in Naples during the cholera outbreak of 1884. The characters and plot are told as fiction, and she wrote the preface in August 1886.
Who is Count Cesare Oliva in Vendetta?
Cesare Oliva is the false name Fabio Romani uses after his escape. With white hair, a beard, dark glasses and a harsh manner, he presents himself as a rich, cynical stranger newly arrived in Naples.
Who is Carmelo Neri and why is he important?
Carmelo Neri is a notorious Sicilian brigand. His chest of stolen gold and jewels is hidden in the Romani family vault, and Fabio uses that treasure to fund his new identity and his plan.
Is Vendetta worth reading today?
It offers a first-person confession, a vivid Naples, a grave-opening adventure and a patient plot full of disguises. Readers who enjoy Gothic suspense and strong feelings will find a lively story that moves from scene to scene.