The Cardinal's snuff-box

by Henry Harland

Credits: Henry Harland (author)

Summary

Henry Harland's 1900 romance, set in the hills of northern Italy. A young man named Peter, idling on a bench by a stream, is spoken to by a lady in the grounds of the neighbouring villa, and a story of love, secrets and a cardinal's snuff-box begins. Light, witty and decorative, by the editor of The Yellow Book. This book uses the racial and other slurs of its period as written; the Book Guide explains these words where they occur.

Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI assistant, from the text of the book.

Chapters (28)

  1. 1. Chapter 1
  2. 2. Chapter 2
  3. 3. Chapter 3
  4. 4. Chapter 4
  5. 5. Chapter 5
  6. 6. Chapter 6
  7. 7. Chapter 7
  8. 8. Chapter 8
  9. 9. Chapter 9
  10. 10. Chapter 10
  11. 11. Chapter 11
  12. 12. Chapter 12
  13. 13. Chapter 13
  14. 14. Chapter 14
  15. 15. Chapter 15
  16. 16. Chapter 16
  17. 17. Chapter 17
  18. 18. Chapter 18
  19. 19. Chapter 19
  20. 20. Chapter 20
  21. 21. Chapter 21
  22. 22. Chapter 22
  23. 23. Chapter 23
  24. 24. Chapter 24
  25. 25. Chapter 25
  26. 26. Chapter 26
  27. 27. Chapter 27
  28. 28. Chapter 28

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