Project Gutenberg 2014-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 103 Forman, Justus Miles 1875 1915 Pyle, Howard 1853 1911 The Island of Enchantment Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Elisa and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Island of Enchantment" by Justus Miles Forman is a historical novel set during the mid-14th century, a period marked by political strife and intrigue in Venice and its territories. The narrative follows the tumultuous events surrounding young Zuan Gradenigo, a nobleman embroiled in a conflict between the Venetian forces and the invading Hungarians, as he seeks to protect his family's heritage and reclaim lost honor in the wake of a political crisis. The themes of love, honor, betrayal, and redemption are interwoven throughout the tale, along with vivid depictions of the era’s cultural landscape. The story unfolds with Zuan Gradenigo being summoned by his uncle, the doge, to address the threat posed by the ban of Bosnia, who seeks to conquer Arbe, a cherished island for the Gradenigo family. Determined to defend it, Zuan leads a daring expedition but suffers setbacks due to a storm that separates his fleet. As he arrives on Arbe’s shores, Zuan encounters unexpected allies and foes, notably the enigmatic Princess Yaga, who he initially seeks to destroy but ultimately finds himself drawn to. The plot twists further when Zuan learns of Yaga's efforts to save him, revealing both her humanity and complexity. The climax builds to a tense resolution, where Zuan faces both the choices regarding his loyalty to his people and his conflicting feelings for Yaga, culminating in a poignant exploration of love amidst chaos and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Young men -- Fiction Disguise -- Fiction Princesses -- Fiction Gradenigo, Giovanni, approximately 1279-1356 -- Fiction Dalmatia (Croatia) -- Fiction Venice (Italy) -- History -- 14th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 110573 110583 2024-10-20T04:41:43.716717 2023-09-20T14:45:29.103698 text/html text/html 108914 2014-12-20T11:55:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 734500 2014-12-20T11:55:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 790519 2024-10-20T04:41:46.827609 application/epub+zip 788297 2024-10-20T04:41:44.431718 application/epub+zip 150926 2024-10-20T04:41:44.050611 application/epub+zip 834916 2024-10-20T04:41:48.857706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 754160 2024-10-20T04:41:46.426684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118341 2022-09-21T16:22:32.150920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91348 91152 2024-10-20T04:41:43.336606 2023-09-20T14:45:28.816716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 91515 2014-12-20T11:55:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35242 2014-12-20T11:55:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21908 2024-10-20T04:41:49.000649 application/rdf+xml 15659 2024-10-20T04:41:44.122620 image/jpeg 2347 2024-10-20T04:41:44.086681 image/jpeg 737576 2024-10-20T04:41:43.755686 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