The Last Summer Story of Lucy Christalnigg and the End of a World BY Nello Cristianini A True Story - It is the summer of 1914 and the Austro-Hungarian Empire has just taken the road which will lead to its ruin. In the remote resort town of Gorizia, general mobilisation starts in August, and involves also Countess Lucy Christalnigg, racing car driver, on a mission for the Red Cross. During the journey between Klagenfurt and Gorizia the Countess meets her tragic fate, while the world is sliding into war. After 100 years, this story brings back to life a forgotten episode which had caused great sensation at the time, describing the
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