LEO DI CASTELNOVO
\lˈiːə͡ʊ dˌɪ kˌastɪlnˈə͡ʊvə͡ʊ], \lˈiːəʊ dˌɪ kˌastɪlnˈəʊvəʊ], \l_ˈiː__əʊ d_ˌɪ k_ˌa_s_t_ɪ_l_n_ˈəʊ_v_əʊ]\
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pseudonym of Count Leopoldo Pulle. An Italian dramatist and poet; born in Verona, April 17, 1835. He is conspicuous politically, and has written a number of plays, mostly comedies; the best being probably "Drink or Choke"["O bere o affogare", meaning a case of Hobson's choice] and "A Dead Heart". "Harp and Guitar" is a verse collection. Notable too is his novel, "Do the Dead Return?\"
By Charles Dudley Warner
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