CHAPTER I—THE BRIGADIER AND THE LOTTERY

CHAPTER II—PEPPINO

p. 41CHAPTER III—THE PROFESSOR

p. 52CHAPTER IV—THE WINE-SHIP

CHAPTER V—MICHELE AND THE PRINCESS OF BIZERTA

CHAPTER VI—FERRAÙ AND ANGELICA

p. 113CHAPTER VII—THE DEATH OF BRADAMANTE

CHAPTER VIII—MONTE SAN GIULIANO

p. 149CHAPTER IX—THE MADONNA AND THE PERSONAGGI

p. 166CHAPTER X—THE UNIVERSAL DELUGE

p. 181CHAPTER XI—THE RETURN

CHAPTER XII—FAITH AND SUPERSTITION

CHAPTER XIII—THE PRODIGAL SON AND THE ARTS

THE PRODIGAL SON PART I Introduction

PART II The Story of the Prodigal

PART III The Allegorical Sense of the Parable

THE PRODIGAL SON PART I Introduction

PART II The Story of the Prodigal

PART III The Allegorical Sense of the Parable

CHAPTER XIV—SAMSON

p. 254CHAPTER XV—THE CONVERSION OF THE EMPEROR CONSTANTINE

CHAPTER XVI—A GREAT ACTOR

p. 290CHAPTER XVII—SUPPER WITH THE PLAYERS

p. 304CHAPTER XVIII—A YOUNG CRITIC

p. 317CHAPTER XIX—BRANCACCIA