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  • By: George Eliot
  • Narrated by: Lucy Scott
  • Length: 22 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (15 ratings)
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Summary

Set in the turbulent years following the death of Lorenzo de' Medici, George Eliot's fourth novel, Romola, moves the stage from the English countryside of the 19th century to an Italy four centuries before her time. It tells the tale of a young Florentine woman, Romola de' Bardi, and her coming of age through her troubled marriage to the suave and self-absorbed Greek Tito. Slowly Tito's true character begins to unfurl, and his lies and treachery push Romola toward a more spiritual path, where she transcends into a majestic, Madonna-like role, while Tito descends further into corruption and villainy....

Impeccably researched, the novel features a cast of historical characters, including Girolamo Savonarola, Piero di Cosimo, and Niccolò Machiavelli, and draws parallels between the Republic of Rome of Eliot's day and the Republic of Florence ruled by Savonarola, most famous for its Bonfire of the Vanities, depicted here in vivid detail.

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Public Domain (P)2020 Naxos AudioBooks
Historical Fiction
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the performance is one the best I ever had

I couldn't stopped listening, so well written ,the knowledge of Florence and history so great
the narrator did beautiful job

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