Project Gutenberg 2004-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 55 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Saracinesca Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Saracinesca" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel set in mid-19th century Rome, capturing the complex dynamics of the Roman nobility during that transitional era. The story appears to delve into the intricacies of love, family honour, and societal expectations as it explores the life of Giovanni Saracinesca, a member of a distinguished family, amid the vivid backdrop of Roman society. The opening of the novel paints a rich portrait of Rome in 1865, brimming with historical context and elaborate descriptions of its culture and characters, including the vibrant and morally ambiguous Duchess d'Astrardente, who has sacrificed much for her father's wellbeing. The narrative introduces Giovanni Saracinesca, who grapples with familial duty and his own desires while being entangled in social expectations and a growing attraction to the Duchess. As tensions arise between Giovanni and his father over a proposed marriage to the wealthy widow Tullia Mayer, the stage is set for a tale that promises themes of passion, conflict, and the dualities of human nature amid the societal pressures of aristocratic life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Family -- Fiction Religion -- Fiction Italy -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 967281 967166 2024-09-06T08:51:52.617626 2023-10-06T10:28:45.760498 text/html text/html 967274 967159 2024-09-06T08:51:52.924627 2023-10-06T10:28:46.020511 text/html text/html 405670 2024-09-06T08:52:03.389592 application/epub+zip 420631 2024-09-06T08:51:54.831638 application/epub+zip 420632 2024-09-06T08:51:53.681677 application/epub+zip 721035 2024-09-06T08:52:10.398536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667949 2024-09-06T08:52:02.649579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668338 2022-09-07T04:01:21.358367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 899680 899608 2024-09-06T08:51:52.068625 2023-10-06T10:28:45.095526 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 899565 2020-12-18T11:43:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 333666 2020-12-18T11:43:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 899557 2020-12-18T11:43:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333577 2020-12-18T11:43:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20151 2024-09-06T08:52:10.539528 application/rdf+xml 14374 2024-09-06T08:51:54.178627 image/jpeg 3769 2024-09-06T08:51:54.003634 image/jpeg 400634 2024-09-06T08:51:53.006623 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