Don Orsino

von F. Marion Crawford

456 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Don Orsino is a novel written by F. Marion Crawford, originally published in 1892. The story revolves around the life of Don Orsino, a young Italian nobleman, and his love interest, the beautiful American heiress, Mary Vanbrugh. The novel is set in Rome and follows the romance between the two characters, as well as the struggles they face due to their cultural differences and societal expectations.Don Orsino is portrayed as a charismatic and passionate young man, who is torn between his love for Mary and his duty to his family and social status. Mary, on the other hand, is a strong-willed and independent woman, who challenges the norms of her society and falls deeply in love with Don Orsino.The novel explores themes of love, class, and cultural differences, as well as the struggle between duty and personal desires. It also offers a vivid depiction of the Italian aristocracy and the American upper class during the late 19th century.Overall, Don Orsino is a captivating love story that offers a glimpse into the complexities of society and human relationships.1891. With frontispiece. F. Marion Crawford was one of the more famous authors in the English-speaking world at the time of his death in 1909. He wrote over forty novels, most of which were in the style of disposable romances popular at the time. He also wrote stories of the horror and occult, which are generally the ones for which he is remembered today. Don Orsino begins: Don Orsino Saracinesca is of the younger age and lives in the younger Rome, with his father and mother, under the roof of the vast old palace which has sheltered so many hundreds of Saracinesca in peace and war, but which has rarely in the course of the centuries been the home of three generations at once during one and twenty years. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Belletristik Allgemein, nicht nach Genre
• ISBN: 9781417945375
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.08.2004
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC