My Ten Years' Imprisonment (Dodo Press)
Pellico, Silvio Silvio Pellico (1789-1854) was an Italian writer, poet, dramatist and patriot. His tragedy Francesca da Rimini was brought out with success by Carlotta Marchionni at Milan in 1818. Its publication was followed by that of the tragedy Euphemio da Messina, but the representation of the latter was forbidden. In 1820 he was arrested on the charge of carbonarism and conveyed to the Santa Margherita prison. After his removal to the Piombi at Venice i...