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C.D. Warner, et al., comp.
The Library of the World’s Best Literature. An Anthology in Thirty Volumes. 1917.

Valentino Carrera (1834–1895)

Carrera, Valentino (kär-rā’rä). An Italian dramatic poet; born at Turin, Dec. 19, 1834; died in 1895. He is one of the most original dramatists of Italy, especially in comedy. Among his many comedies, vaudevilles, etc., the play which won for him a wide reputation was ‘La Quaderna di Nanni’ (1870), a perfect picture of Florentine life. He wrote some historical sketches and narratives of travel.