▁which ▁he ▁chose ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁George ▁Mac Donald ' s ▁Casa ▁Cor aggio , ▁B ord igh era . ▁His ▁last ▁years ▁were ▁marked ▁by ▁tra ged y ▁and ▁spent ▁in ▁re clusion ; ▁he ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁death , ▁and ▁the ▁frequent ▁conflicts ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁- ▁ultimately , ▁these ▁were ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁an ▁even ▁greater ▁emot ional ▁shock ▁for ▁De ▁Am ic is , ▁as ▁they ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁Fur io ' s ▁suic ide ▁( as ▁school children , ▁Fur io ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁U go ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁insp iration ▁for ▁Heart ). ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Alberto ▁Br amb illa ▁of ▁Sor bon ne ▁University ▁wrote ▁that ▁" histor ians ▁of ▁Italian ▁literature ▁consider ▁him ▁a ▁“ min or ” ▁author " ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁Constantin ople ▁was ▁evidence ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" one ▁best - known ▁Italian ▁authors ▁abroad ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Ed mond o ▁de ▁Am ic is , ▁A ▁Vis it ▁to ▁Jules ▁Ver ne ▁and ▁Victor ien ▁S ard ou ▁ ▁De ▁Am ic is ' ▁works : ▁text ▁with ▁conc ord ances ▁and ▁frequency ▁list ▁▁ ▁De ▁Am ic is : ▁the ▁full ▁text ▁of ▁Cu ore ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Imper ia ▁Category : Ital ian ▁children ' s ▁writers ▁Category : Ital ian ▁journal ists ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁journal