A Jay of Italy by Bernard Capes

The novel follows the journey of a young man named John as he travels to Italy and becomes embroiled in a series of adventures, including a romantic affair with a local woman and a dangerous encounter with a group of bandits. Along the way, John learns about the culture and customs of Italy and grapples with his own identity and purpose in life.

By Bernard Capes · First published 1902 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Adventure, Romance · 27 chapters · 111,230 words

First lines

On a hot morning, in the year 1476 of poignant memory, there drew up before an osteria on the Milan road a fair cavalcade of travellers. These were Messer Carlo Lanti and his inamorata, together with a suite of tentmen, pages, falconers, bed-carriers, and other personnel of a migratory lord on his way from the cooling hills to the Indian summer of the plains. The chief of the little party, halting in advance of his fellows, lifted his plumed scarlet biretta with one strong young hand, and with the other, his reins hanging loose, ran a cluster of swarthy fingers through his black hair.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Bernard Capes
• Date: 1902 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Historical Fiction, Adventure, Romance, Political
• Length: 111,230 words
• Structure: 27 chapters, 2,753 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

• Historical Fiction — The book depicts Renaissance Italy, the politics and intrigues of the time, focusing on the historically significant figure of Cesare Borgia.
• Adventure — There are elements of daring exploits and adventures as the protagonist navigates through the political and social landscape of Italy.
• Romance — Love stories and romantic relationships play a significant role in the novel.
• Political — The depiction of political intrigues, struggles for power and the use of political strategy are key aspects of the book.

Tags

adventure · travel · fiction · romance · humor · classic · literary · coming-of-age · young adult · Italy · Europe · 19th century

Contents

• CHAPTER I
• CHAPTER II
• CHAPTER III
• CHAPTER IV
• CHAPTER V
• CHAPTER VI
• CHAPTER VII
• CHAPTER VIII
• CHAPTER IX
• CHAPTER X
• CHAPTER XI
• CHAPTER XII
• CHAPTER XIII
• CHAPTER XIV
• CHAPTER XV
• CHAPTER XVI
• CHAPTER XVII
• CHAPTER XVIII
• CHAPTER XIX
• CHAPTER XX
• CHAPTER XXI
• CHAPTER XXII
• CHAPTER XXIII
• CHAPTER XXIV
• CHAPTER XXV
• CHAPTER XXVI
• CHAPTER XXVII

More by Bernard Capes

• The Will and the Way (1909)
• The Moon Stricken (1892)
• Jack and Jill (1887)
• The Vanishing House (1905)
• Dark Dignum (1908)
• William Tyrwhitt's "Copy" (1893)
• A Lazy Romance (1894)
• Black Venn (1924)
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