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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Title: Allegra

Author and Title: Mary West. Allegra

First Edition: London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1887. 2 volumes, post 8vo., 21s.

Summary: Against the backdrop of the unification of Italy, the eponymous Englishwoman, Allegra Winton, goes to Milan for operatic training and attracts two Italians, one, a worldly gentleman and the other, a patriotic poet. (LP)

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References: BL; EC

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