La San-Felice, Tome 09, Emma Lyonna, tome 5

by Alexandre Dumas

"La San-Felice, Tome 09, Emma Lyonna, tome 5" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel published in 1864. Set during the tumultuous period from 1798 to 1800, it follows a passionate romance between Salvato Palmieri, a French spy, and Luisa Sanfelice, wife of a Neapolitan officer. Their love unfolds against the backdrop of political upheaval—the overthrow of Ferdinand I by French forces and the kingdom's reconquest by Cardinal Ruffo. Dumas erected this monument to Neapolitan patriotism and against Bourbon tyranny with personal conviction.