The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci, the Forerunner
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci, by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky, Translated by Herbert Trench
THE ROMANCE OF LEONARDO DA VINCI
The Forerunner
LEONARDO DA VINCI AFTER THE PORTRAIT IN THE UFFIZI GALLERY, FLORENCE
Christ and Anti-Christ
Dimitri Mérejkowski
Author of The Death of the Gods.
Exclusively Authorised Translation from the Russian of The Resurrection of the Gods.
By Herbert Trench
G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London 1904
This Romance is the Second of the historical Trilogy, of which the first volume, dealing with the times of the Emperor Julian, was the Death of the Gods . The present story of the Italian Renaissance has been published in Russia as The Resurrection of the Gods ; in France under the title, The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci . This translation is direct from the Russian, and is the only one in the English language which is or will be authorised by the Author.
Published, July, 1902 Reprinted, October, 1902; February, 1903; July, 1904
Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
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