At the southern extremity of the city, the space between the fountain of Moses and the newly erected railway station, running past the Baths of Diocletian, was still an exercising-ground for the French cavalry. Even the people in the streets then presented an appearance very different from that which is now observed by the visitors and foreigners who come to Rome in the winter.
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Very good historical romance,
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This is a romance set in Rome in 1865-6. It's about a prince who loves a duchess, but she's married, and...if I say any more it'll ruin the story for you since the plot isn't very deep. It's very well written and moves along at a good pace.
At the beginning and a couple times later in the book Crawford writes about European politics, and he does it so well that I wish that he did it more. He could have easily given Giovanni some sort of occupation and worked in some intrigue, but he preferred to write page after page about what a character is thinking or feeling. This book is the first of a tetralogy, and at the end Crawford says that "to carry on the tale from this point would be to enter upon a new series of events more interesting than those herein detailed...," so hopefully the succeeding books will have more to them. (The other books are Sant'Ilario, Don Orsino and Corleone.) This book is well worth reading, though, so I recommend it to anyone who likes romances, especially historic ones.
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Del Ferice, Donna Tullia, Madame Mayer, Don Giovanni, Giovanni Saracinesca, Sister Gabrielle, Cardinal Antonelli, Monsieur Gouache, San Giacinto, Anastase Gouache, Padre Filippo, Holy Office, Palazzo Saracinesca, Felice Baldi, Prince Saracinesca, Holy Father, Don Paolo, Palazzo Astrardente, Louis Napoleon, Donna Tullis, Pontifical States, Victor Emmanuel, Del Fence, Palazzo Frangipani, Santo Spirito Browse Sample Pages:
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