by Mark Twain

[From an 1869--1st Edition]

CONTENTS

[LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS]

[CHAPTER XXI.]

The Pretty Lago di Lecco--A Carriage Drive in the Country--Astonishing Sociability in a Coachman--Sleepy Land--Bloody Shrines--The Heart and Home of Priestcraft--A Thrilling Mediaeval Romance--The Birthplace of Harlequin--Approaching Venice