The Cardinal's Snuff Box

The Cardinal's Snuff Box is a novel written by Henry Harland. The story is set in Venice, Italy, during the 18th century. The main character, a young Englishman named Hugh Trevelyan, arrives in Venice with the intention of studying art. He quickly becomes enamored with the city's beauty, culture and people.One day, while exploring the city, Hugh discovers a small antique shop and is immediately drawn to a beautiful snuff box. The shop owner, a mysterious and wealthy cardinal, refuses to sell the box to Hugh, claiming that it holds a powerful curse.Despite the warning, Hugh becomes obsessed with acquiring the snuff box and begins a dangerous quest to obtain it. Along the way, he meets a cast of intriguing characters, including a beautiful young woman named Luisa and a cunning thief named Zuan.As Hugh's obsession with the snuff box grows, he becomes embroiled in a web of deceit and betrayal that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. The novel is a thrilling tale of love, greed, and the consequences of obsession set against the backdrop of one of the most beautiful cities in the world.""The trouble with him?"" Peter pondered. ""Oh, it would be too long and too sad a story. Should I anatomise him to you as he is, I must blush and weep, and you must look pale and wonder. He has pretty nearly every weakness, not to mention vices, that flesh is heir to. But as for conceit . . . let me see. He concurs in my own high opinion of his work, I believe; but I don't know whether, as literary men go, it would be fair to call him conceited. He belongs, at any rate, to the comparatively modest minority who do not secretly fancy that Shakespeare has come back to life.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.