"The Abbess of Castro," which recounts a nun's illicit liaison. A young woman is forced into a convent. However, due to her nobility she rises to be an abbess. She has to deal with corruption in the churchVlTTORIA ACCORAMBONI - Vittoria Accoramboni (15 February 1557 – 22 December 1585) was an Italian lady famous for her great beauty and accomplishments and for her death, a story that was later the basis for a play and three novels. This is one of the novels she inspired.THE CENCI - The trial of an Italian family accused of murdering their abusive father.THE DUCHESS OF PALLIANO - - The life of an Italian lady famous for her great beauty and accomplishments and for her untimely end.Vanina Vanini - Vanina Vanini, the daughter of a Roman aristocrat, falls in love with the wounded Pietro Missirilli, a member of the revolutionary Carbonari organized in the fashion of Freemasonry, and decides to betray him so he can devote himself entirely to her.Stendhal wrote many chronicles, allegedly based on old manuscripts, about life in Italy.