Machiavelli · The Novel by Markulin, Joseph -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Prologue Ending in an Execution Part 1: A Boyhood at the Summit of Western Civilization

1: Carp, Artichokes, Black Beans, White Beans 2: The Devil’s Ass—and the Angel’s Thousand Black Teeth 3: An Ambush and an Apparition 4: The Archbishop of Outlaws 5: The Jewess 6: In the Ghetto 7: A Witch Hunt 8: A Guide for the Perplexed 9: The Handkerchief

Part 2: The Prophet

10: Balls! Balls! Balls! 11: At the Tyrant’s Deathbed 12: Tavern Talk, Then Church and an Arresting Sermon 13: Revolution in the Streets, Politics in the Monastery 14: A Mysterious Frenchman and a Dental Procedure 15: Son of the Spider 16: Amazon on the Ramparts 17: The Bombardiers 18: A Miraculous Delivery 19: The City of God on Earth 20: The Prophet Dishonored and a Final Interview

Part 3: The Antichrist and His Extended Family

21: The New Pope Enjoys Bullfights 22: An Embassy to the Amazon Queen 23: All Hail Caesar! 24: The Subtleties of Spanish Hospitality 25: The Third Marriage of the Whore of Babylon 26: A Honeymoon of Sorts: Caviar and Conspiracy 27: Niccolo Meets a Famous Artist and Caesar Arranges a Peace Conference 28: Into the Sink of Iniquity 29: The Hospital for Incurable Diseases 30: A Voyage to the New World and Last Respects to a Departed Pontiff 31: Two More Popes, Another Famous Artist, and a Recumbent Caesar

Part 4: Lessons in Civil Government

32: The War with Pisa 1: Scientific Advances 33: Clogs 34: The Black Death Spawns a Family Fortune; Niccolo Goes to Germany and Suffers Abdominal Pains 35: The War with Pisa 2: Corruption in High Places 36: Politics, Compromise, and Revenge 37: A Dinner Party 38: Confusing News from Rome 39: The War with Pisa 3: Conclusion 40: An Anonymous Denunciation, a Pope Rampant, and a Rat King 41: The Gonfaloniere Abdicates, Eggs and Pudding Are Consumed 42: Boiling Lead

Part 5: Wheel of Fortune

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