Literature and Music
Novels and books partly or wholly set in Frascati include:
- Barbara's History (1864) by Amelia Edwards
- L'improvvisatore (1835) by Hans Christian Andersen
- La Daniella (1857) by George Sand
- Villa Falconieri (1896) by Richard Voss
- Lays of Ancient Rome (1881) by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Childe Harold Lord Byron
- Days near Rome Augustus Hare
- Chroniques italiennes (1836–1839) by Stendhal
- Roba di Roma (1863) by William Wetmore Story
- The Alban Hills and Frascati (1878) by Clara Louisa Wells
Some operas mention Frascati, including La Frascatana (L'Enfante de Zamora), 1774, by Giovanni Paisiello
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