Cummins Maria Susanna, Nicolini Giuseppe, Laing Frederick - Opere di Letteratura Inglese - 1854

Maria Susanna Cummins. The Lamplighter. Leipzig Bernhard Tauchnitz 1854. An edition contemporary with the first of the celebrated sentimental novel, a great literary bestseller of the era. The work tells the story of an abandoned orphan who is severely mistreated by her guardian, who is saved and adopted by a poor man with a heart of gold who works as a lamplighter. Half-binding. Gilded title on the spine. Dimensions 16x11, 460 pages. Good condition.

Giuseppe Nicolini. Life of George Lord Byron. Milan Alessandro Lombardi, 1855. Famous biographical work dedicated to the great English Romantic poet by the Italian scholar and patriot. The work recounts the biographical events, analyzing both Lord Byron’s complex private and romantic life and his political ideals in favor of the independence of peoples. Original softcover. Printed title on the front board within an ornate frame. Portrait of Lord Byron in the frontispiece. Back cover missing. Dimensions 19x12, VIII, 240 pages. Good condition.

Frederick Laing. A Short History of English Literature. Milan Ulrico Hoepli 1925. Rare edition of the Italian translation of the historical-literary manual of British literature from the origins to the Victorian era. The work describes the historical and linguistic development of literature, starting from the Anglo-Saxon origins (Old English), passing through Geoffrey Chaucer’s Middle Ages, the Elizabethan era of William Shakespeare, the Enlightenment, the Romantic era, up to the great novelists and poets of the nineteenth century. Full cloth binding original. Printed title on the front cover and on the spine. Underlinings and pencil notes. Dimensions 15x10, VIII, 233 pages. Very good condition.