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One of George Eliot's most ambitious and imaginative novels, Romola is set in Renaissance Florence during the turbulent years following the expulsion of the powerful Medici family during which the zealous religious reformer Savonarola rose to control the city. At its heart is... Read Full Overview

One of George Eliot's most ambitious and imaginative novels, Romola is set in Renaissance Florence during the turbulent years following the expulsion of the powerful Medici family during which the zealous religious reformer Savonarola rose to control the city. At its heart is... Read Full Overview

George Eliot was one of the best writers of the 19th century, but By George, this was no man. Instead, George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, a skilled female novelist who wanted to make sure her work was taken seriously by using a masculine pen name. The practice... Read Full Overview

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"Romola is a historical novel by George Eliot set in the fifteenth century, and is a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view". Florence, 1492: Christopher Columbus has sailed towards the New World, and Florence... Read Full Overview

The Loggia de' Cerchi stood in the heart of old Florence, within a labyrinth of narrostreets behind the Badia, now rarely threaded by the stranger, unless in a dubious searchfor a certain severely simple doorplace, bearing this inscription: Qui Nacque Il Divino Poeta. To the... Read Full Overview

"Romola" is an intense, gripping historical novel set in 15th-century Italy. Penned by George Eliot, it deals with a broad spectrum of emotions and issues including love, betrayal, parenthood, revenge, greed, spirituality, and deception. Remarkably modern in her approach, Eliot... Read Full Overview

Set in late fifteenth-century Italy, in the Renaissance Florence of Machiavelli and the Medicis, Romola (1862-3) is the most exotic and adventurous of George Eliot's novels. It charts the career and martyrdom of the charismatic religious leader Savonarola, who rebelled against... Read Full Overview

George Eliot's Romola , writes Robert Kiely in his Introduction, embodies the author's "wrestling with her own best theories of history and human nature as a creative experiment of the highest order." Set in Florence in 1492, a time of great political and religious turmoil, Eliot's... Read Full Overview

Romola (1862-63) is a historical novel by George Eliot set in the fifteenth century, and is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view". The story takes place amidst actual historical events during the Italian... Read Full Overview

Romola (1862-63) is a historical novel by George Eliot set in the fifteenth century, and is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view". The story takes place amidst actual historical events during the Italian... Read Full Overview

Thoughtful young people will enjoy this story, partly because of its accurate pictures of Florence in the days of Savonarola, and partly because of its description of the tragic decline of a lovable but weak character.

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Romola by George Eliot Romola is a historical novel by George Eliot set in the fifteenth century, and is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual,... Read Full Overview

Set in late fifteenth-century Italy, in the Renaissance Florence of Machiavelli and the Medicis, Romola (1862-3) is the most exotic and adventurous of George Eliot's novels. It charts the career and martyrdom of the charismatic religious leader Savonarola, who rebelled against... Read Full Overview

Romola , George Eliot's only historical novel, always occupied a special place in her own affections. Looking back at the end of her career, she remarked "I could swear by every sentence as having been written with my best blood." Henry James called it "on the whole the finest... Read Full Overview

The Loggia de' Cerchi stood in the heart of old Florence, within a labyrinth of narrostreets behind the Badia, now rarely threaded by the stranger, unless in a dubious searchfor a certain severely simple doorplace, bearing this inscription: Qui Nacque Il Divino Poeta. To the... Read Full Overview

Romola is a brilliant young woman who unknowingly falls in love with a handsome stranger whose true nature is fueled by greed, status and ego. Over the course of the novel, she uncovers his many transgressions and secret dealings.

A handsome stranger called Tito... Read Full Overview