Title: Reminiscences of the Life and Character of Count Cavour, Tr. by E. Romilly
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0461592215
ISBN 13: 9780461592214
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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Reminiscences Of The Life And Character Of Count Cavour, Tr. By E. Romilly by William De La Rive. This biography, translated from the French, offers an intimate portrait of Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, the architect of Italian unification, drawn from a close confidant’s memories and the translator’s prefatory notes. Spanning Cavour’s early life in Turin, his apprenticeship as an agriculturist and engineer, and his ascent to power, the work blends vivid anecdotes with political analysis. De La Rive emphasizes Cavour’s liberal principles, his devotion to liberty, free trade, and agricultural progress, as well as his pragmatic, often stern approach to statecraft. The narrative follows his formation in exile, studies across Geneva, Paris, and London, and the decisive 1859 campaigns that laid the groundwork for a unified Italy. While the translator’s preface acknowledges the attempt to present a faithful sketch rather than a definitive biography, it remains a candid portrait of a man who, through audacity and discipline, reshaped a nation. The book situates Cavour within the broader currents of 19th?century liberalism, constitutional monarchy, and the Risorgimento, illustrating how his insistence on “via recta, via certa” guided Italy’s transformation from scattered states to a unified polity.

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