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Victor Hugo's Works (Guernsey Edition)/Volume 14/The Fool's Revenge

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For other English-language translations of this work, see Le Roi s'amuse.
Victor Hugo's Works, Volume XIV. (c. 1862)
by Victor Hugo, translated by Tom Taylor
The Fool's Revenge

The Fool's Revenge is an adaptation of Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Taylor's adaptation transfers the action to the (imaginary) Duchy of Faenza, and gives the characters Italian names. Taylor also reduces the number of acts from five to three.

Victor Hugo2382359Victor Hugo's Works, Volume XIV. — The Fool's Revengec. 1862Tom Taylor

THE FOOL'S REVENGE.

(Le Roi S'Amuse.)

AS ADAPTED BY TOM TAYLOR.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.




Bertuccio, the Duke's jester.
Galeotto Manfredi, Lord of Faenza.
Guido Malatesta, an old Condottiere.
Serafino Dell' Aquila, poet and improvisatore.
Baldassare Torelli, nobles.
Gian Maria Ordelaffi,
Bernardo Ascolti, a Florentine envoy.
Ascanio, a page.
Francesca Bentivoglio, wife of Manfredi.
Fiordelisa, daughter of Bertuccio.
Brigitta, Bertuccio's servant.
Ginevra, wife of Malatesta.

FAENZA, 1488.

THE FOOL'S REVENGE.



Acts (not listed in original)


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This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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