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The Distressed Nun [Transcript], Isaac Crookenden
The Distressed Nun [Transcript], Isaac Crookenden
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Luvido di Brindoli, Florentine nobleman, had two children—a son, Vincentio and a daughter, Herselia. Vincentio bitterly envied Herselia believing that his father loved her more. One night Brindoli received two guests—Count Fovolli and his handsome young son, Henri Velasquez. Herselia instantly fell in love with Henry and confided the matter in his brother who contrived a plot to ruin her happiness forever. Accordingly, he encouraged Herselia to elope with Henry the next day, and, secretly informed Brindoli about it.
The next morning, Brindoli apprehended Herselia outside the palace, and condemned her to a life in a remote convent. After weeks …