The Poor Merchant An honest medical student, who sells newspapers to make ends meet, falls in love with an affluent young woman with big, sad eyes. But, a shameless theft taints his immaculate reputation. Can an orphaned pedlar help him clear his name?

The Duchess of Plakendia After leaving Nafplio, the first capital of the newly founded Greek Nation, the affluent French Duchess of Plaisance and ardent philhellene, Sophie de Marbois-Lebrun, moves to Athens with her young daughter, Eliza, circa 1834. There, a chance encounter with a handsome descendant of the prominent Mavromichalis clan leads to a passionate