Author : David Blixt
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 35,19 MB
Release : 2008-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312382030
Set in the early days of the 14th century, the exiled Dante and his eldest surviving son Pietro are invited to Verona, where political intrigue rules the day. His best friends are the eldest sons of the Montague and Capulet family, whose bitter and fabled feud is about to break out over the love of a woman in love with one and betrothed to another.
Author : David Blixt
Publisher :
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 11,87 MB
Release : 2014-04-20
Category :
ISBN : 9780692205839
Romeo & Juliet is the greatest love story ever told. Every story has a beginning. A sweeping novel of Renaissance Italy, THE MASTER OF VERONA follows Pietro Alaghieri, eldest son of the poet Dante, as he's caught up by the charisma and genius of Verona's ruler, Cangrande della Scala. Pietro risks battles, duels, and murder to impress his new lord. At the heart of the story is an infernal plot against Cangrande's bastard heir, and the rivalry of two friends over the affections of a girl - a rivalry will sever a friendship, divide a city, and spark a feud that will someday produce the star-cross'd lovers. Based on the plays of William Shakespeare, the poetry of Dante, and the history of Italy, THE MASTER OF VERONA is a novel of brutal warfare, lost friendship, and dire conspiracy, combining to create an epic journey into the birth of the Renaissance that recalls the best of Bernard Cornwell and Dorothy Dunnett.
Author : David Blixt
Publisher :
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 34,84 MB
Release : 2019-03-14
Category :
ISBN : 9781090467652
"A delightful romp through the backstory of 'Romeo & Juliet." - Chicago Sun-Times Cangrande della Scala is everything a man should be. Daring. Charming. Ruthless. To the poet Dante, he is the ideal Renaissance prince - until Dante's son discovers a secret that could be Cangrande's undoing. Thrust into the betrayal surrounding Verona's prince, Pietro Alighieri must navigate a rivalry that severs a friendship, divides a city, and sparks a feud that will produce Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers, Romeo & Juliet. Based on the plays of William Shakespeare, The Master Of Verona is a sweeping novel of Renaissance Italy. Filled with swashbuckling adventure and unrequited love, this epic journey recalls the best of Bernard Cornwell, Sharon Kay Penman, and Dorothy Dunnett. Praise: "A novel of intricate plot, taut narrative, sharp period detail and beautifully realized characters." - Publishers Weekly "Intricate plotting, well-staged scenes, and colorful descriptions enhance head-spinning but lively entertainment." - Kirkus Reviews "Be prepared to burn the midnight oil. It's well worth it." - Historical Novel Society "David Blixt bursts onto the historical fiction scene with this masterful tale of adventure, love, and intrigue. This is high adventure at its best." - C.W. Gortner, author of The Last Queen
Author : David Blixt
Publisher :
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 49,44 MB
Release : 2013-09-06
Category :
ISBN : 9780615878881
Romeo & Juliet is the greatest love story ever told. Every story has a beginning. A sweeping novel of Renaissance Italy, THE MASTER OF VERONA follows Pietro Alaghieri, eldest son of the poet Dante, as he's caught up by the charisma and genius of Verona's ruler, Cangrande della Scala. Pietro risks battles, duels, and murder to impress his new lord. At the heart of the story is an infernal plot against Cangrande's bastard heir, and the rivalry of two friends over the affections of a girl - a rivalry will sever a friendship, divide a city, and spark a feud that will someday produce the star-cross'd lovers. Based on the plays of William Shakespeare, the poetry of Dante, and the history of Italy, THE MASTER OF VERONA is a novel of brutal warfare, lost friendship, and dire conspiracy, combining to create an epic journey into the birth of the Renaissance that recalls the best of Bernard Cornwell and Dorothy Dunnett.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 35,24 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Exiles
ISBN :
Contains the work "Two gentlemen of Verona" by William Shakespeare along with notes and commentary by Shakespearean authorities.
Author : Jane Gardam
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 28,59 MB
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1405516240
I ought to tell you at the beginning that I am not quite normal having had a violent experience at the age of nine' Jessica Vye's 'violent experience' colours her schooldays and her reaction to the world around her- a confining world of Order Marks, wartime restrictions, viyella dresses, nicely-restrained essays and dusty tea shops. For Jessica she has been told that she is 'beyond all possible doubt', a born writer. With her inability to conform, her absolute compulsion to tell the truth and her dedication to accurately noting her experiences, she knows this anyway. But what she doesn't know is that the experiences that sustain and enrich her burgeoning talent will one day lead to a new- and entirely unexpected- reality.
Author : Nicola Verlato
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,20 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Painting, American
ISBN : 9781584234906
Includes list of selected and group exhibitions.
Author : Barnett Cline
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 36,96 MB
Release : 2018-02-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781979204880
As Barnett (Barney) Cline, MD, MPH, PhD, professor emeritus of tropical medicine at Tulane University, writes in his new travelogue and memoir, it is impossible to remain unchanged after spending a year at sea. When he joined the crew of the Verona, the young ship's surgeon could never have imagined just how thoroughly this trip would change his life. Now, fifty years later, Cline recalls performing emergency surgery while on the Galapagos Islands, dodging the arrows of hostile natives in the Bay of Bengal, experiencing a mutiny mid-Pacific, and acquiring a cave house overlooking the Agean Sea on Santorini, Greece. Cline also shares medical moments that tested his education and gave him invaluable real-world experience in emergency and tropical medicine. Along with hilarious anecdotes and poignant recollections, Cline also includes information from his original ship's log, a selection of photographs he took on the voyage, and excerpts from letters he wrote and received. His work contains a treasure trove of information about some of the most remote and beautiful places around the world. Cline hopes his work may inspire you to seek out these locales for yourself.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 26,81 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : Alethea Wiel
Publisher : Litres
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 504328899X
