ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- Act by Act -- Prelude -- Act 1 In the Doge's palace in Venice, 1457. -- Act 2 In the dungeon of the State prison. -- Act 3. The old Piazzetta of San Marco. -- Warning! -- Acknowledgements and sources -- Interval chat -- Giuseppe Verdi -- Venetian government -- Byron -- The Foscaris -- A fool -- Who's Who and What's What -- ABOUT THE SERIES -- USING THIS EBOOK -- ALSO BY THE AUTHOR -- I Due Foscari: BACKGROUND.