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Bellarion the Fortunate :  a romance

Bellarion the Fortunate : a romance

by Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950

BookID: 68411

Language:English

Illustrator:Brett, Harold, 1880-1955

LoC No.:26015182

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Italy -- History -- 1268-1492 -- Fiction

Description

"Bellarion the Fortunate: a romance by Rafael Sabatini" is a historical novel published in 1926. Set in early fifteenth-century Northern Italy, it follows Bellarion, an orphan raised in an abbey who sets out to study at university. A case of mistaken identity draws him into political intrigue surrounding Princess Valeria of Montferrat. After committing murder to protect her interests, Bellarion claims to be the son of a powerful mercenary captain—a lie that unexpectedly becomes truth. He rises through the ranks as a soldier of fortune, navigating treacherous plots while serving the princess. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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