One character in this novel gives letters to both an Englishman and Neapolitan in order to trick them into meeting her for a tryst at the same time.
One character in this novel gives letters to both an Englishman and Neapolitan in order to trick them into meeting her for a tryst at the same time. As a child, that character in this novel spurns two urchins who later burn pages from Clarissa to manipulate a thief. Another character in this novel dresses up as a sheep to kill a pack of wolves and improves the morale of French soldiers by giving them fleas. That character's illegitimate uncle is a (*) hydraulics engineer who secretly keeps bees and collaborates with Barbary pirates. This novel's protagonist meets a group of exiled Spaniards, lends books to the brigand Gian dei Brughi, and hunts with the dachshund Ottimo Massimo after refusing snails from his sister Battista and leaving the home of the Piovasco di Rondò family. For 10 points, name this novel about the Ombrosan nobleman Cosimo, who lives without touching the ground, a work by Italo Calvino.
One character in this novel gives letters to both an Englishman and Neapolitan in order to trick them into meeting her for a tryst at the same time.
The Baron in the Trees [or Il barone rampante]