Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 69 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion A Roman Singer Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Ari J Joki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "A Roman Singer" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Nino Cardegna, a gifted yet humble young tenor who grows up under the care of Cornelio Grandi, a professor of philosophy. As Nino's musical talent blossoms, the narrative explores themes of love, ambition, and the social barriers that can complicate personal relationships, particularly as Nino becomes infatuated with Hedwig von Lira, a countess. The opening of the novel introduces us to Cornelio Grandi, who shares the backstory of his life and his relationship with Nino, whom he raised after the boy's mother passed away. Cornelio recounts how Nino, originally an ugly, dirty child with a remarkable voice, has grown into a talented young man. As Nino begins to study music under the mentorship of Maestro Ercole De Pretis, it is clear that he possesses a passion for singing that surpasses all else, despite Cornelio's hopes for him to pursue a scholarly path. The initial chapters establish the connection between Nino's burgeoning talent and his emerging feelings for Hedwig, setting a foundation for the intertwining of their fates amid the backdrop of societal expectations and romantic intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Musicians -- Fiction Italy -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Music Browsing: Fiction 599994 599190 2024-10-05T17:24:36.812638 2023-10-06T05:03:48.345702 text/html text/html 598135 2020-12-14T21:41:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 399070 2020-12-14T21:41:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478599 2024-10-05T17:24:45.918583 application/epub+zip 489924 2024-10-05T17:24:39.762668 application/epub+zip 297775 2024-10-05T17:24:38.511634 application/epub+zip 685813 2024-10-05T17:24:50.571582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654779 2024-10-05T17:24:45.105604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434317 2022-09-06T20:09:57.743569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542054 541981 2024-10-05T17:24:35.532687 2023-10-06T05:03:47.290693 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 543468 2020-12-14T21:41:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 205854 2020-12-14T21:41:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 543458 2020-12-14T21:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205809 2020-12-14T21:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22012 2024-10-05T17:24:50.703562 application/rdf+xml 12731 2024-10-05T17:24:39.060624 image/jpeg 3510 2024-10-05T17:24:38.784626 image/jpeg 473504 2024-10-05T17:24:36.871657 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia