The Betrothed
by Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873) was born in Milan to Giulia Beccaria, the freespirited daughter of the famous criminologist, Cesare Beccaria (see On Crimes and Pu...
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The Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is the acknowledged master of the historical novel. He was one of the most influential authors of modern times.Walter Scott was born in Edin...
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Biography EssayWalter Scott was the most influential novelist in world literature. Relying on his capacious memory and drawing on medieval and Renaissance verse romance, his eighteenth-century forerun...
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The Betrothed
Walter Scott, Sir