Pescara : Novelli by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
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"Pescara: Novelli" by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer is a novella published in 1887. Set in 16th-century Italy, it follows Fernando Francesco d'Avalos di Pescara, supreme commander of Emperor Charles V's forces, after his victory at Pavia. Italian conspirators, seeking to unite their fractured land, attempt to tempt the wounded general into betrayal with promises of kingship. As political intrigue swirls around him, Pescara must navigate loyalty, honor, and ambition while concealing his true
intentions from all sides, including his devoted wife Viktoria. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Meyer, Conrad Ferdinand, 1825-1898 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Lehtonen, Joel, 1881-1934 |
| Uniform Title | Die Versuchung des Pescara. Finnish |
| Title | Pescara : Novelli |
| Original Publication | Porvoo: WSOY, 1906. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Versuchung_des_Pescara |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 41.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Biographical fiction |
| Subject | Italy -- Fiction |
| Subject | Italy -- History -- 1492-1559 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Pescara, Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos, marchese di, 1489-1525 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 71612 |
| Release Date | Sep 11, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 212 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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