Bellarion the Fortunate : a romance by Rafael Sabatini
"Bellarion the Fortunate: a romance by Rafael Sabatini" is a historical novel published in 1926. Set in early fifteenth-century Northern Italy, it follows Bellarion, an orphan raised in an abbey who sets out to study at university. A case of mistaken identity draws him into political intrigue surrounding Princess Valeria of Montferrat. After committing murder to protect her interests, Bellarion claims to be the son of a powerful mercenary captain—a lie that
unexpectedly becomes truth. He rises through the ranks as a soldier of fortune, navigating treacherous plots while serving the princess. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 |
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| Illustrator | Brett, Harold, 1880-1955 |
| LoC No. | 26015182 |
| Title | Bellarion the Fortunate : a romance |
| Original Publication | United States: Houghton Mifflin co.,1926. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellarion_the_Fortunate |
| Credits | Dagny and Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Italy -- History -- 1268-1492 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 68411 |
| Release Date | Jun 26, 2022 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 358 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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