▁Lake ▁Como ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁He ▁describes ▁the ▁lake ▁and ▁its ▁en vir ons ▁at ▁length ▁in ▁The ▁In noc ents ▁Ab road , ▁which ▁rec ount s ▁a ▁length y ▁pleasure ▁exc urs ion ▁to ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁P rel ude , ▁William ▁Word sw orth ' s ▁aut obi ographical ▁long ▁poem , ▁he ▁rec ount s ▁how ▁he ▁stayed ▁at ▁" Com o ' s ▁Lake " ▁during ▁his ▁walking ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁Al ps . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Last ▁Man , ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁novel ▁by ▁Mary ▁Sh elle y , ▁Ver ney ▁and ▁his ▁compan ions ▁summer ▁in ▁a ▁villa ▁at ▁Lake ▁Como . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁referenced ▁by ▁Jean ▁in ▁August ▁Str ind berg ' s ▁mag num ▁op us ▁play ▁Miss ▁Jul ie . ▁ ▁Ernest ▁Hem ing way ' s ▁character ▁Lieutenant ▁Henry ▁in ▁A ▁F are well ▁to ▁Ar ms ▁tal ks ▁about ▁taking ▁a ▁vac ation ▁to ▁Lake ▁Como . ▁ ▁Nag g ▁and ▁Nell ▁re collect ▁row ing ▁out ▁onto ▁Lake ▁Como ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁their ▁eng agement ▁in ▁Samuel ▁Beck ett ' s ▁play ▁End game . ▁ ▁C aden abb ia ▁on ▁Lake ▁Como ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁setting ▁for ▁Glad ys ▁The od ora ▁Par r ish ▁Hun ting don ' s ▁novel ▁Madame ▁Sol ario . ▁ ▁Maria ▁Rus kin , ▁a ▁character ▁in ▁Tom ▁Wol fe ' s ▁Bon fire ▁of ▁the ▁Van ities ,