Published in 1985: The main plot portrays the bachelor Octavio, Marquis of Siena, and his establishment of his "e;Bower of Fancies,"e; something like a Platonic academy for those he calls the "e;fancies"e; - Clarella, Silvia, and Floria, three young women who are, or are said to be,"e;young, wise, noble, fair, and chaste.
