The Leopard

After reading the Foreward, I very nearly didn't read the book, though I like history. I am glad I did, as this was both entertaining and edifying. For example, I had no idea that Sicily and Sardinia were seen together as one region of the newly minted Modern Italy. I must admit, I don't understand the importance of the Great Dane, though he is a presence, in one form or another, throughout the book, and the author says he is important, so I guess he must be....