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Set chiefly in Rome of twenty years earlier, the novel paints a rich picture of the period, detailing the spiritual and economic problems of the aristocracy at a time when its influence and status were under attack from the emerging forces of modernity. This romance tells the... Read Full Overview

Saracinesca (1887) is a novel by Francis Marion Crawford. Originally serialized in Blackwood's Magazine, Saracinesca became the first in a series of four novels. Followed by Sant'Ilario (1889), Don Orsino (1892), and Corleone (1897), Saracinesca... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Saracinesca (1887) is a novel by Francis Marion Crawford. Originally serialized in Blackwood's Magazine, Saracinesca became the first in a series of four novels. Followed by Sant'Ilario (1889), Don Orsino (1892), and Corleone (1897), Saracinesca... Read Full Overview

Saracinesca, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This... Read Full Overview

In the year 1865 Rome was still in a great measure its old self. It had not then acquired that modern air which is now beginning to pervade it. The Corso had not been widened and whitewashed; the Villa Aldobrandini had not been cut through to make the Via Nazionale; the south... Read Full Overview

Saracinesca is a novel written by F. Marion Crawford, first published in 1887. The story is set in Rome, Italy, and follows the lives of two aristocratic families, the Saracinesca and the Del Ferice. The novel explores the themes of love, family, and social class in the late... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Saracinesca by F. Marion Crawford

Reproduction of the original: Saracinesca by F. Marion Crawford