9 ▁S ism ond i ▁married ▁a ▁Wel sh w oman , ▁Jess ie ▁Allen ▁( 1 7 7 7 – 1 8 5 3 ), ▁whose ▁sister , ▁Catherine ▁Allen , ▁was ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Sir ▁James ▁Mack int osh ▁and ▁another ▁sister , ▁Elizabeth ▁Allen , ▁was ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Jos iah ▁Wed g wood ▁II ▁and ▁mother ▁of ▁Emma ▁Wed g wood . ▁ ▁This ▁marriage ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁very ▁happy ▁one . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁foreign ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Swedish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁After ▁sp ending ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁Gene va ▁prepar ing ▁new ▁ed itions ▁of ▁his ▁writ ings , ▁finishing ▁his ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁French , ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Assembly , ▁speaking ▁for ▁freedom ▁with ▁order , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁of ▁st om ach ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Other ▁works ▁ ▁Besides ▁the ▁works ▁mentioned ▁above ▁S ism ond i ▁produced ▁many ▁others , ▁never ▁working ▁less ▁than ▁eight ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁ones ▁are : ▁L itt érature ▁du ▁mid i ▁de ▁l ' Europe ▁[ Liter ature ▁of ▁Southern ▁Europe ] ▁( 1 8 1 3 ), ▁a ▁historical ▁novel ▁entitled ▁Julia ▁Sever a ▁ou ▁l ' an ▁ 4 9 2 ▁( 1 8 2 2 ), ▁Histoire ▁de ▁la ▁r ena issance ▁de ▁la ▁libert é ▁en ▁Ital ie ▁(