Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 131 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Taquisara Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Riikka Talonpoika and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Taquisara" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around Donna Veronica Serra, a young heiress caught in a web of familial expectations and societal pressures, specifically regarding her potential marriage to Bosio Macomer and the implications of her wealth on her relationships. At the start of the narrative, Veronica is seen signing her will, pressured by her aunt, Countess Macomer. The tension of the moment reveals her complicated feelings toward her guardians, especially as they seem more preoccupied with her fortune than her happiness. We are introduced to a variety of characters, including her stoic uncle Gregorio and the reserved but kind Bosio, as well as her friend Gianluca della Spina, whose unrequited love for her adds an element of tension and intrigue. The family dynamics and the looming threat of financial ruin for the Macomers create an atmosphere thick with desperation, ultimately setting the stage for the conflicts and decisions that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Naples (Italy) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 901514 2025-07-05T06:12:23.170809 text/html 901489 901375 2024-11-05T07:48:47.118476 2023-10-05T08:04:40.555160 text/html text/html 395032 2025-07-05T06:12:32.498752 application/epub+zip 407564 2025-07-05T06:12:25.228779 application/epub+zip 407564 2025-07-05T06:12:23.985767 application/epub+zip 701646 2025-07-05T06:12:38.377703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655615 2025-07-05T06:12:31.696783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626215 2022-09-05T11:26:29.174447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 840288 2025-07-05T06:12:22.435806 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 820618 2024-10-28T18:24:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16759 2025-07-05T06:12:38.503700 application/rdf+xml 13767 2025-07-05T06:12:24.482769 image/jpeg 3592 2025-07-05T06:12:24.232777 image/jpeg 390792 2025-07-05T06:12:23.239841 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia