Vendetta by Honoré de Balzac
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"Vendetta" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1830. It tells the tragic story of Ginevra Piombo, daughter of proud Corsican immigrants, who falls in love with Luigi Porta—the sole survivor of a family massacred in a blood vendetta with her own family. When her father discovers this forbidden romance, he demands she abandon Luigi or face complete disownment. The young couple must choose between family loyalty and love, with
devastating consequences awaiting them in their struggle against poverty and paternal wrath. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908 |
| Title | Vendetta |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vendetta_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, Bonnie Sala, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1374 |
| Release Date | Oct 28, 2005 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 488 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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