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Author: Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin
First Published: 1842
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Historical
Time of Work: Eighteenth century
Setting: Venice, Bohemia, and Vienna
Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Adventure, Gothic fiction
Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Class conflict, Love or romance, Europe or Europeans, Marriage, Poverty or poor people, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Mental illness, Eighteenth century, Singing or singers, Death or dying, Ambition, Composers, Nobility
Locales: Vienna, Austria, Venice, Italy, Bohemia

Consuelo (kohn-SWAY-loh), a gifted singer who, before her mother dies, promises to marry a young musician named Anzoleto. Consuelo is a charming and beautiful woman, in addition to being a fine artist. After she finds that her betrothed is untrue to her, she becomes a companion to Amelia, the niece of Count Rudolstadt. The count’s son, Albert, falls in love with her and tells her that she is the only person who can save him from insanity. She helps her rival, Corilla, give birth to an illegitimate child the girl has by Anzoleto. Just before Albert dies,...

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