In its ending, two characters plot to fake the death of their child, Sandrino, which ends up killing him.
One character in this novel dies after being poisoned by the radical poet Ferrante Palla. In its ending, two characters plot to fake the death of their child, Sandrino, which ends up killing him. Balzac's enthusiastic review of this novel compared it to a modern version of The Prince. This novel's main setting is ruled by Prince Ranice-Ernest V, who is manipulated by the protagonist's aunt Gina. One of its characters uses three long smuggled ropes to escape from the Farnese Tower with the help of his lover Clelia. In one of its early sections, its main character rebels against his reactionary father and enlists in the French army, where he chaotically experiences the Battle of Waterloo. This novel was published in 1839, and concludes with its main character retiring to the title monastery. For 10 points, name this novel about Fabrice del Dongo's experiences in the title Italian city, written by Stendhal.
One character in this novel dies after being poisoned by the radical poet Ferrante Palla.
The Charterhouse of Parma [or La Chartreuse de Parma]