This is Supplement 1 (A-Z) of the second edition of the encyclopedia, Naples: Life, Death & Miracles. With the original 4 volumes and this supplement of 78,000 words in 133 entries, the entire set contains about 800,000 words in 823 separate essays, anecdotes and observations about Naples, Italy. The entries are relatively short, averaging fewer than 1000 words each. They cover history, music, literature, architecture, mythology, biography and general culture and traditions. They are meant to inform as well as amuse, and they range in style from the lighthearted to the serious and scholarly.