"Zicci: A Tale — Complete" by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton is a romance that takes readers to a Europe of the past. Opening with a group of gentlemen spending a summer in Italy, they learn about a mysterious figure, a certain Signore Zicci. Zicci is a stranger who has intrigued both locals and tourists. Determined to learn more about the fascinating stranger, the men begin to theorize about what sort of rogue he could be until curiosity gets the best of them, and they set off on discovering more about him.