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I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)
I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed) | Alessandro Manzoni
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"Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to (…more)
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ale.giannoccolo
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While I was reading these pages, I understood why the classics are immortal. This period was the best time to read this novel because of the similar conditions between #COVID-19 and plague.

Mentre leggevo queste pagine, ho capito perché i classici sono immortali. Questo periodo è stato il miglior tempo per leggere questo romanzo viste le simili condizioni tra il COVID-19 e la peste.
#classics #promessisposi #manzoni #italianclassic #booktoread

ale.giannoccolo I read this book for the first time when I was 15 because it is an Italian classic in the Italian school plane. But maybe I was too young to appreciate and I don‘t like read when somebody else forced me to do. However, I love this novel: it‘s brilliant and present even if it was written in 1800. I want to read Decameron, too. 4y
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Bullies, oppressors and all men who do violence to the rights of others are guilty not only of their own crimes, but also of the corruption they bring into the hearts of their victims.

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✈️ reading 😄

MyBookLife That edition is so gorgeous!! Do you have amore of the books in that series? 9y
MyBookLife *more 9y
eclecticreading @MyBookLife I also picked up Rilke's The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, Thoreau's Walden, and Turgenev's Fathers and Sons (even though I own a copy already 😊) from this series 😄📚 They're very pretty (and colour-coded too)! ❤️👍🏻 9y
MyBookLife @eclecticreading I know! I've been thinking of buying some of them :) They are fantastic 😍😍 9y
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The first of the Pocket Penguins I ordered arrived today. So excited to finally read Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed...soon-ish 😉📖👍🏻