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An Italian miscellaneous writer; born at Mantua, 1826. A student of law originally, he was Member of Parliament in 1860-67; then magistrate in Milan. He has written political works, including "The Italian Idea through the Ages" (1850); the volumes of essays "Studies in Literature and Art" (1873), "Studies in Politics and History" (1873), "Critical Essays" (2d ed. 1883); "Legnano" (1876), a volume of long and short stories; "Talks and Rhymes" (2d ed. 1884); etc. He is known also as a painter.