Saracinesca by F. Marion Crawford
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"Saracinesca" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel published in 1887. Set in Rome during the 1860s, it follows Giovanni Saracinesca's courtship of Corona d'Astradente against a backdrop of aristocratic decline. As Italy's nobility faces threats from emerging modern forces, their romance unfolds amid intrigue and sword fights. Crawford meticulously recreates this historical period, drawing on firsthand accounts of revolutionary events witnessed by his family. The novel became his greatest critical and
commercial success, launching a celebrated trilogy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion), 1854-1909 |
|---|---|
| Title | Saracinesca |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saracinesca |
| Credits | Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Family -- Fiction |
| Subject | Religion -- Fiction |
| Subject | Italy -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 13757 |
| Release Date | Oct 15, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 443 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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