La San-Felice, Tome 07, Emma Lyonna, tome 3

by Alexandre Dumas

"La San-Felice, Tome 07, Emma Lyonna, tome 3" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel published in 1864. Written during the author's stay in Naples, it depicts a romantic affair between a French spy, Salvato Palmieri, and Luisa Sanfelice, wife of a Neapolitan officer. Set against the turbulent backdrop of Ferdinand I's overthrow by French troops in 1798 and the kingdom's reconquest in 1800, the novel carries personal significance for Dumas, whose father was imprisoned by the Bourbons in 1799.