Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina

Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina ( born August 28, 1815 in Moliterno, Basilicata, † March 29, 1890 in Paris ) was an Italian journalist, writer and politician.

He wrote for many Italian and foreign newspapers and was one of the greatest war correspondent in Europe in the 19th century. He was also the author of numerous novels. His most famous work is The Memoirs of Judas.

Notable works

  • La rivoluzione di Napoli del 1848 (1850)
  • Rome and the papacy (1859 )
  • I moribondi del Palazzo Carignano (1862 )
  • Pie IX, sa vie, son règne, l' homme, le prince, le pape (1866 )
  • The Memoirs of Judas (1867 )
  • Il re prega (1874 )
  • Il sorbetto della regina (1875 )
  • I suicidi di Parigi (1878 )
  • Memorie del colpo di stato del 1851 a Parigi (1880 )
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