The Bravo of Venice by Heinrich Zschokke is about a desperate romance with a lovely woman and a daring and adventurous hero. They are confounded by cold-blooded and malicious villains. Excerpt: "It was evening. Multitudes of light clouds, partially illumined by the moonbeams, overspread the horizon, and through them floated the full moon in tranquil majesty, while her splendor was reflected by every wave of the Adriatic Sea."