338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-317) and index.
Contents
Poggio untoppled -- A dynasty of sorts -- Successions -- Sitti Ross -- Intermezzo : the Anglo -- Tuscans -- La padrona di Castagnolo -- Castle Ross -- Aunt Janet -- Legacies.
Summary
A portrait of the Victorian-era writer and Anglo-Florentine colony doyenne covers her work for the London "Times," achievements as an avid agriculturalist, and relationships with such contemporaries as Mark Twain and Bernard Berenson.