The Jesuit

Ernesto Medzabotti (1826–1907) was a 19th-century Italian writer renowned as a master of the historical novel. His work combines attention to the details of the era with a keen interest in the destinies of people caught in the maelstrom of religious and political upheaval. The novel "The Jesuit" (Il Gesuita), one of Medzabotti's most significant works, is a sweeping historical and artistic canv...