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Saracinesca (Paperback)
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Saracinesca (Paperback)
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Saracinesca (1887) is a novel by Francis Marion Crawford.
Originally serialized in Blackwood's Magazine, Saracinesca became
the first in a series of four novels. Followed by Sant'Ilario
(1889), Don Orsino (1892), and Corleone (1897), Saracinesca is an
epic tale of history, family, and romance set in Rome during a time
of immense cultural change. "In the year 1865 Rome was still in a
great measure its old self. It had not then acquired that modern
air which is now beginning to pervade it." In this city of living
history, church and state vie for control of a people divided on
the basis of class. Against this sociopolitical backdrop, Don
Giovanni Saracinesca proves an unusual character. Against the
expectations of his friends and family, he remains unmarried in his
early thirties and refuses to adhere to aristocratic tradition. In
reality, he is deeply in love with a married woman, the Duchessa
Corona d'Astrardente, who married the Duca-a much older man-when
she was young. Although she feels strongly for Giovanni, she knows
that her station in life will not allow an affair. Despite this,
the two continue to meet, risking both life and reputation for the
sake of love. Saracinesca is the first in a series of novels set in
Italy by Francis Marion Crawford, a master of romance with a talent
for detailed historical research. Although his reputation as a
novelist has largely faded in recent years, Crawford was a
bestselling author in his time and received glowing reviews for
many of his novels and stories. With a beautifully designed cover
and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Francis
Marion Crawford's Saracinesca is a classic of American literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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