"Corina; or, New Italy" by Mary de Stahl is an exciting novel that reveals to the reader the life of an aristocratic French girl who is on an excursion in Italy. The book is full of romance, art and political origins that destroy the characters' usual lives. Revealing the opposition between freedom and social conventions, the author helps the reader understand the depth of feelings and life values of her characters. The edition is additionally coordinated with forewords by Françoise Necker de Saussure and Charles Auguste Saint-Beau of the French Academy, making the book even more valuable for fans of literature and French Romanticism. The novel "Corina; or, New Italy" offers an in-depth sense of the history and culture of the 19th century, becoming an important masterpiece of life for generations of readers.