RICCARDO CASTELVECCHIO
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pseudonym of Count Giulio Pulle. An Italian dramatist, father of Count Leopoldo Pulle; born in Verona. His greatest success was "The Romantic Lady and the Homoeopathic Doctor" (new ed. 1869), a comedy; another, "The Discreet[Lady's] Maid", is also very popular.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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