The Heir of Mondolfo

An excerpt:. In the beautiful and wild country near Sorrento in the Kingdom of Naples at the time it was governed by monarchs of the house of Anjou there lived a territorial noble whose wealth and power overbalanced that of the neighboring nobles. His castle itself a stronghold was built on a rocky eminence toppling over the blue and lovely Mediterranean. The hills around were covered with ilex-forests or subdued to the culture of the olive and vine. Under the sun no spot could be found more favored by nature.