The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni

The Betrothed

Alessandro Manzoni

404 pages first pub 1840 (editions)

fiction classics historical romance reflective slow-paced
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Set in northern Italy in 1628, during the terrible, oppressive years under Spanish rule, it is sometimes seen as a veiled attack on Austria, which controlled the region at the time the novel was written. It is also noted for the extraordinary desc...

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