"Some thirty-five years ago the publication of "My Prisons, Memoirs of Silvio Pellico," first appealed to the sympathies of the Italian people. The history of a martyr to freedom is always entertaining, and the pathos and beauty which surround the narrative in question have always kept alive the interest of all intelligent nations. It ranks, therefore, deservedly high in biographical literature. The present edition is a very superior one, and is introduced by Epes Sargent, who vigorously reviews the despotism of Austria in the incarceration of Pellico, and the changes which have since occurred in European politics."--_Chicago Evening Journal._ "The story is simply told, for adventures like those of the author need no graces of style or highly wrought figures. The book has a charm which few novels possess; indeed, one can hardly believe that it is true, and that so few years have passed since men of noble birth and fine culture were condemned to suffer for years in prison on account of their political opinions."--_Boston Transcript._ _Mailed, post paid, to any address, on receipt of the price, by the Publishers._ * * * * * * Transcriber's note: Descriptions of illustrations were added for the convenience of readers. In the Table of Contents, section titles are in Arabic numbers, while in the text of the book, Roman numerals are used. Each is retained as printed. Footnotes are indented and placed following the paragraph to which they pertain. Alternate and obsolete spelling was retained. Other changes: Added hyphen to self-respect, for consistency with remaining text. ... without loss of self-respect.... "falcony" changed to "falconry" ... for the falconry, archery, the hunting,... "educuated" changed to "educated" ... A boy was to be so educated and fed ... "T'is" changed to "'Tis" ... 'Tis but one and the same soul ... Added close quote mark to end of Footnote M. Footnote N, "acccording" changed to "according" ... according to the sense of antiquity,...