Florence, the house on the Lung arno, had an almost romantic fascination for Sismondi; those passing visits, at intervals of months, when Mme.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
The eccentric figure, the tall, gaunt man, thin and pale as a ghost, with flying red hair and flying scarlet cloak, driving the well-known phaeton, or sauntering moodily along the Lung arno and through the Boboli gardens, was soon to be seen no more.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
Occasionally a grand performance of one of Alfieri's plays enlivened the house on the Lung arno.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)