The Valley of Decision (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Edith Newbold Jones
- First Published: 1902
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: The late eighteenth century
- Setting: Italy
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Social reform, Power, personal or social, Politics, Love or romance, Revolutions, Eighteenth century, Italy or Italians, Peasantry or peasants
- Locales: Italy
Characters Discussed
Odo Valsecca (oh-doh vahl-SEH- kah), a cousin to the duke of Pianura. Odo lives in neglect and poverty until, at the age of nine, his noble father dies and Odo is introduced to life at the duke’s court. The contemplative Odo, influenced by the pageantry of the church, desires to become a bishop. When the duke’s young son becomes ill, however, and the heir-presumptive (the marquess of Cerveno) dies, Odo becomes the heir-presumptive to the duke’s throne. During his education as a nobleman, he learns philosophy, including the teachings of Voltaire, which...
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