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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Marble Faun: Chapters 24 - 50
Chapters 24-31
Kenyon visits Donatello in his "ancient country house" in Tuscany, which
is located in the Apennine Mountains. Donatello lives in his old "castle" all
alone, except for three servants: Tomaso, the butler; Stella, the maid; and
Girolamo, the cook. The host has brought a bottle of wine from the castle
cellars, called "Sunshine," which is made in the local area. He explains to
his visiting friend that the wine has a wonderful taste-if it is consumed
where it is made; however, if it is transported, it ...
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