Celebrated Crimes Vol. I by Alexandre Dumas Fiction True Crime Literary Collections

<p><strong>The crimes of the Borgias are legend; the name of the noted and notorious Florentine family has become a synonym for intrigue and violence and yet the Borgias have not been without staunch defenders in history. </strong>The Cenci are nearly as ill-famed. The beautiful Beatrice Cenci -- celebrated in the painting of Guido the sixteenth century romance of Guerrazi and the poetic tragedy of Shelley not to mention numerous succeeding works inspired by her hapless fate -- will always remain a shadowy figure and one of infinite pathos.(Vol. I of VIII)</p>