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It is to be regretted the world does not discriminate more justly in its use of political terms. Governments are usually called either monarchies or republics. The former class embraces equally those institutions in which the sovereign is worshipped as a god, and those in which... Read Full Overview

The Bravo is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper first published in 1831 in three volumes. Inspired by a trip to Europe where he traveled through much of Italy, the novel is set in Venice. The Bravo is the first of Cooper's three novels to be set in Europe.This group of three novels,... Read Full Overview

The Bravo is a novel by James Fenimore Cooper first published in 1831 in three volumes. Inspired by a trip to Europe where he traveled through much of Italy, the novel is set in Venice. The Bravo is the first of Cooper's three novels to be set in Europe.This group of three novels,... Read Full Overview

« Le soleil avait disparu derri re les sommets des Alpes tyroliennes, et la lune tait d j lev e au-dessus de la barri re du Lido; les pi tons sortaient par centaines des rues troites de Venise, et se dirigeaient vers la place Saint-Marc, comme l'eau s' lance travers... Read Full Overview

A novel of early eighteenth-century Venice that Cooper called "in spirit, the most American book I ever wrote."

The Bravo (1831) takes place in early eighteenth-century Venice, when the "Serene Republic" had lost much of its glory, leaving its oligarchs struggling to hold on to their family wealth by manipulating the government and people through secret councils and a figure-head... Read Full Overview

James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances draw a picture of frontier and American Indian life in the early American days which created a unique form of American literature... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Bravo is a historical novel written by James Fenimore Cooper. Set in the 18th century, the story follows the life of a young Venetian nobleman named Jacopo Frontoni, who is accused of being a bravo, or hired assassin. Despite his protestations of innocence, Jacopo is exiled... Read Full Overview