Waldor. Almost simultaneously appeared Enzio
Visconti's collection of letters written by Cavour to Giacinto Corio
, Cavour's factor at Leri, entitled
Cavour Agricoltore.

In addition to these direct sources, material is to
be found in a variety of other works: de la Rive's
Comte de Cavour; Castelli Ricordi; Tavallini
La Vita e Tempi di Giovanni Lanza; Memorie
di Ercole Ricotti, and others. Cavour's writings on
economic subjects and his articles from Il Risor-
gimento have been published in two editions by
Galimberti and Zanichelli, as well as the copious
extracts given by Chiala.

I am indebted to the courtesy of Fratelli Bocca,
the well-known publishers at Turin, for permission
to reproduce a number of illustrations from Ruffini
Cavour e Mélanie Waldor. The two interesting
miniatures of 'Cavour in 1834' and 'Madame de G.'
I owe to the kindness of the Corriere della Sera,
in whose publication La Lettura they originally
appeared.

My best thanks are due to Mr. A. J. Grant,
Professor of History in the University of Leeds,
for help and advice in the earlier stages of this work,
and to Mr. G. M. Trevelyan, to whom all students
of modern Italy turn, for his kindness in reading
the work in manuscript. To Senator Ruffini of
Turin I owe a special debt of gratitude, not only
for his interest and personal kindness, but for the
loan of books which I could not otherwise have
obtained.

A. J. W.

CQPGROVE RECTORY,
HARROGATE, February 1925.

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