La San-Felice, Tome 01

by Alexandre Dumas

"La San-Felice, Tome 01" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel published in 1864. Set against the turbulent backdrop of Naples between 1798 and 1800, the story follows a passionate romance between Salvato Palmieri, a spy working for the French, and Luisa Sanfelice, the wife of a Neapolitan officer. Their love unfolds amid political upheaval, as French troops overthrow Ferdinand I and Cardinal Ruffo reconquers the kingdom. Dumas wrote this tale as a monument to Neapolitan patriotism and against Bourbon tyranny.