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 Project Gutenberg 2004-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 121 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Saracinesca Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saracinesca Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Saracinesca" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel set in mid-19th century Rome, capturing the complex dynamics of the Roman nobility during that transitional era. The story appears to delve into the intricacies of love, family honour, and societal expectations as it explores the life of Giovanni Saracinesca, a member of a distinguished family, amid the vivid backdrop of Roman society. The opening of the novel paints a rich portrait of Rome in 1865, brimming with historical context and elaborate descriptions of its culture and characters, including the vibrant and morally ambiguous Duchess d'Astrardente, who has sacrificed much for her father's wellbeing. The narrative introduces Giovanni Saracinesca, who grapples with familial duty and his own desires while being entangled in social expectations and a growing attraction to the Duchess. As tensions arise between Giovanni and his father over a proposed marriage to the wealthy widow Tullia Mayer, the stage is set for a tale that promises themes of passion, conflict, and the dualities of human nature amid the societal pressures of aristocratic life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Family -- Fiction Religion -- Fiction Italy -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 967300 2025-08-06T06:55:04.056981 text/html 967282 967159 2024-11-06T09:39:46.351692 2023-10-06T10:28:46.020511 text/html text/html 429048 2025-08-06T06:55:15.344897 application/epub+zip 443775 2025-08-06T06:55:07.266975 application/epub+zip 425347 2025-08-06T06:55:05.953991 application/epub+zip 754857 2025-08-06T06:55:21.828920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701720 2025-08-06T06:55:14.458952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668338 2022-09-07T04:01:21.358367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 899569 2025-08-06T06:55:03.461965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 879884 2024-10-28T20:44:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17252 2025-08-06T06:55:21.968863 application/rdf+xml 14587 2025-08-06T06:55:06.450944 image/jpeg 3774 2025-08-06T06:55:06.200954 image/jpeg 422169 2025-08-06T06:55:04.128980 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia