Other works include Il Diavolo al Pontelungo (1927) and La città degli amanti (The City of Lovers, 1929).

[4] The novel narrates in more than 2000 pages the lives, adventures and problems of Lazzaro Scacerni and his family.

He and his descendants conduct their lives amid political turmoil, wars, economic hardship, and class conflicts.

The historical, geographical and social background was painstakingly researched by Bacchelli, who created a large and comprehensive portrait of life in rural Italy in the 19th century.

The language and style of this novel show that Bacchelli held Alessandro Manzoni as his model.