Project Gutenberg 2013-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 75 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Hammond, Gertrude Demain 1862 1952 Hammond, G. Demain Hammond, G. M. D. 07033911 Arethusa Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Arethusa" by F. Marion Crawford is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set in 14th century Constantinople, the narrative centers around Carlo Zeno, a Venetian merchant with a colorful past, as he navigates both the complexities of the city and the societal issues of his time, including slavery and intrigue. The story aims to explore themes of identity, survival, and social class through the lens of its characters, particularly focusing on the dynamics between privilege and poverty. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Carlo Zeno, who is settling into his life as a merchant in Constantinople after a tumultuous past. He observes the city around him, filled with its vibrant cultures and discord between different nationalities, particularly between Venetians and Genoese. As the plot unfolds, Zeno receives a letter from a friend in Venice, requesting him to purchase a slave girl for his wife, setting the stage for the exploration of human relationships under the conditions of slavery. The narrative simultaneously introduces a young girl named Zoë, living in the depths of poverty with her ailing mother, whose fate is intricately linked to Zeno’s decision about the slave market. This opening serves as a critical setup for the characters' intertwining destinies and the moral dilemmas they face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41929/41929-h/images/cover.jpg en Zeno, Carlo, 1334-1418 -- Fiction Byzantine Empire -- History -- John V Palaeologus, 1341-1391 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 632589 632593 2024-09-17T14:20:28.778538 2023-09-18T09:08:41.352759 text/html text/html 637916 2013-01-27T08:56:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1613240 2013-01-27T08:56:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1681860 2024-09-17T14:20:37.740479 application/epub+zip 1690320 2024-09-17T14:20:30.412544 application/epub+zip 311491 2024-09-17T14:20:29.692510 application/epub+zip 1862283 2024-09-17T14:20:43.388442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1812172 2024-09-17T14:20:36.941489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435920 2022-09-19T07:43:23.012120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582109 581916 2024-09-17T14:20:27.367548 2023-09-18T09:08:39.802776 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 581301 2013-01-27T08:56:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216133 2013-01-27T08:56:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 581318 2013-01-27T08:56:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216006 2013-01-27T08:56:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21572 2024-09-17T14:20:43.546600 application/rdf+xml 10442 2024-09-17T14:20:29.809514 image/jpeg 1889 2024-09-17T14:20:29.746609 image/jpeg 1621442 2024-09-17T14:20:28.878520 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 en.wikipedia