Short Fiction · Character
Ferdinand
A young count of the Neapolitan nobility who trades a legitimist father's exile for Murat's uniform, riding toward a betrothal and a campaign that will not let him keep both.
supporting
Also known as poor Ferdinand
First appearance: a tale of the passions
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Ferdinand, the young Count Eboli, returns from his father's Sicilian exile to reclaim his estates under Murat's government and is betrothed to Adalinda, the only child of the Marchese Spina. He ascends the mountain…
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- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Ensemble
- Duty vs. Desire
- Protagonist
- Mysterious Arrivals
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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