FREEThe Duchess of Padua
"The Duchess of Padua" by Oscar Wilde is a five-act tragedy written in 1883. Set in Renaissance Italy, this blank verse drama follows Guido Ferranti, a young man who arrives in Padua to avenge his father's murder at the hands of the Duke. His mission becomes complicated when he falls deeply in love with the Duke's wife, Beatrice. As passion collides with vengeance, both lovers make fatal choices that bind them in tragedy, leading to devastating consequences neither anticipated. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Automated conservative edition review 2026-10-20T13:07:12.395Z (historical-original-en-v2), Philippines scope. English historical author Wilde, Oscar, died 1900; original-language author allowlist, matching sole EPUB/catalog creator, no credited contributors, no extra artwork, no flagged editorial/translation/copyright cues in isolated text. US public-domain source label and retained Gutenberg license; EPUB CRC passed. This is rule-based screening, not a worldwide rights opinion or a claim of manual review. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/875; Philippine term reference https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/copyright/. EPUB SHA256 bba86b8b45e716bb9763f3838e9d3b232f5c27f4097fbd78ce23d0b463bafdf1; RDF SHA256 17e644ffeb282e8eb435ad18eba311cd13bf4bb7ececd0ffa058d4691038a7b3.
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