Mastr'Antonio Miciaccio caretaker and shoemaker is devoted to Saint John Beheaded and is trying to find out who has been stealing the oil that...

Paolina is the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Vallenza, and lives as a beggar. She meets with Nunzio, a blind man who plays violin, exploited...

Thérèse’s husband, Camilo, is sickly and egocentric, and when the opportunity arises, Thérèse enters into a turbulent and sordidly passionate...