That makes it the most translated non-religious book in the world, and one of the best-selling books ever published.
A few words on the genesis of this book might seem to be called for.
" FIRENZE, la Bellissima e Famosissima Figlia di Roma" was no mere metaphor of Dante, but a very true title of the First of Modern States.
THE present volume is intended to supply a popular history of the Florentine Republic, in such a form that it can also be used as a guide-book.