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Giovanni Ruffini was a political reformer, Italian exile, and novelist. He practiced as a lawyer in the 1830s. In 1833 he took part in revolutionary actions in Italy, and was arrested along with his brother. His brother committed suicide in prison, while Giovanni escaped to Switzerland and then to France. He wrote about Italy while living in exile, publishing books including Lorenzo Benoni, Doctor Antonio, The Paragreens on a Visit to the Paris Exhibition, Lavinia, Vincenzo, A Quiet Nook in the Jura, and Carlino. He returned to Italy after its reunification.

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Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Sarah Dare Hance, July 30, 1864

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Giovanni Ruffini was a political reformer, Italian exile, and novelist. He practiced as a lawyer in the 1830s. In 1833 he took part in revolutionary actions in Italy, and was arrested along with his brother. His brother committed suicide in prison, while Giovanni escaped to Switzerland and then to France. He wrote about Italy while living in exile, publishing books including Lorenzo Benoni, Doctor Antonio, The Paragreens on a Visit to the Paris Exhibition, Lavinia, Vincenzo, A Quiet Nook in the Jura, and Carlino. He returned to Italy after its reunification.

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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
International Library of Masterpieces, Literature, Art and Rare ..., Volume 26
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Harry Thurston Peck
Year: 
1899
Start Page: 
9592
End Page: 
9592
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Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Donizetti and His Operas
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
William Ashbrook
Start Page: 
592
End Page: 
592
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Donizetti and His Operas
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
William Ashbrook
Publisher Location: 
Cambridge
Publisher Name: 
Cambridge University Press
Year: 
1983
Start Page: 
592
End Page: 
592