"Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history; vol. II" by F. Marion Crawford. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

This is a historical novel set in 19th Century Rome. Sabina is the young heroine of the story and suddenly her family loses all their money, through the actions of the wicked Baron Volterra. Sabina's mother leaves her with this man and his wife. Things go from bad to worse when Sabina meets and falls in love with Malpieri, a young architect.

In 'A Cigarette-Maker's Romance' by F. Marion Crawford, set in Munich at the end of the 19th century, a deluded Russian who believes he is a count and a Polish cigarette maker named Vjera fall in love. Despite his madness and her timidity, Vjera strives to protect the Russian and he comes to love her in return. The novel also features a mechanical doll called a Wiener Gigerl and explores themes of love, delusion, and the struggles of working-class life. With its unique setting and compelling characters, 'A Cigarette-Maker's Romance' offers a delightful and heartwarming romance novel.

In 'The Novel: What It Is,' American writer F. Marion Crawford defended his literary approach, self-conceived as a mixture of romanticism and realism, describing the art form in terms of its marketplace and audience. He stated, "A novel is a marketable commodity, of the class collectively termed "luxuries," as not contributing directly to the support of life or the maintenance of health."

'A Tale of a Lonely Parish' is a romance novel set in the English Countryside. The Reverend Augustin Ambrose would gladly have given up taking pupils. He was growing old and his sight was beginning to trouble him; he was very weary of Thucydides, of Homer, of the works of Mr. Todhunter of which the green bindings expressed a hope still unrealized, of conic sections—even of his beloved Horace. He was tired of the stupidities of the dull young men who were sent to him because they could not "keep up", and he had long ceased to be surprised or interested by the remarks of the clever ones who were sent to him. An urgent request from an old friend however sees the minister take on his son John Short as a pupil, against his usual rules. John proves a good pupil and the Reverend has in his sights a place in Cambridge University for him, something that John is enthusiastic about. But matters take an interesting turn when a young widow, Mrs. Coddard comes to live in a cottage nearby...

Murano Glass and its Collectors in Aesthetic America / Melody Barnett Deusner -- Venetian Mosaics and Glass in the United States, 1860-1917 / Sheldon Barr -- "Where Have Titian's Beauties Gone?" : Sargent and Whistler on the Streets of Venice / Stephanie Mayer Heydt -- Interweaving Worlds : Antique and Revival Lace in Italy and in the United States, 1872-1927 / Diana Jocelyn Greenwold -- Sparks of Genius : American Art and the Appeal of Modern Venetian Glass / Crawford Alexander Mann III -- Biographies / Brittany Emens Strupp, Crawford Alexander Mann III.