Project Gutenberg 2005-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 83 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Ransom, Fletcher C. (Fletcher Charles) 1870 1943 Ransom, Fletcher Charles Marzio's Crucifix, and Zoroaster Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy, Graeme Mackreth, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) "Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Marzio Pandolfi, a skilled silver-chiseler and artist who wrestles with his artistic integrity while navigating his chaotic home life, marked by conflicts with his priest brother, Don Paolo, and his aspirations for his daughter, Lucia. Themes of familial conflict, artistic passion, and social critique are prevalent, as Marzio grapples with his feelings toward the Church and his desire for liberation from traditional constraints. The opening of the novel introduces Marzio and his apprentice, Gianbattista Bordogni, working in a cluttered workshop filled with models for religious artifacts. Their conversation reveals Marzio's deep-seated disdain for priests and the church, juxtaposed with his artistic dedication to creating beautiful liturgical pieces that he resents serving. As the workshop atmosphere thickens with tensions, the plot hints at larger conflicts within Marzio's family, particularly regarding his daughter’s future and the professional and moral dilemmas he faces, setting the stage for a gripping exploration of love, rebellion, and artistic ambition against a backdrop of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Historical Fiction Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 811351 810155 2024-10-07T12:00:59.774161 2023-09-07T12:10:55.433853 text/html text/html 810135 2020-12-12T13:53:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 555691 2020-12-12T13:53:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 570377 2024-10-07T12:01:08.044124 application/epub+zip 581459 2024-10-07T12:01:00.717166 application/epub+zip 381318 2024-10-07T12:01:00.232146 application/epub+zip 795097 2024-10-07T12:01:14.217130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 762844 2024-10-07T12:01:07.569119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564068 2022-09-08T07:09:57.074987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 775781 775648 2024-10-07T12:00:58.398372 2023-09-07T12:10:54.175781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 775427 2020-12-12T13:53:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 288093 2020-12-12T13:53:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 775435 2020-12-12T13:53:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288060 2020-12-12T13:53:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22344 2024-10-07T12:01:14.370101 application/rdf+xml 22080 2024-10-07T12:01:00.332162 image/jpeg 3377 2024-10-07T12:01:00.282160 image/jpeg 557256 2024-10-07T12:00:59.849153 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