The Patriot (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, European Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Antonio Fogazzaro
- First Published: 1896
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical romance
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Italy
- Principal Characters: Don Franco Maironi, The Marchesa Orsola, Luisa Rigey, Piero Ribera
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Power, personal or social, Revolutionaries, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Sin or Original sin, Guilt, Wills, Grandparents or grandchildren, Faith, Patriotism, Italy or Italians
- Locales: Italy
The Story:
The Marchesa Orsola was determined that Don Franco Maironi, her grandson, should marry a woman of birth and money. Franco, however, was in love with Luisa Rigey, a gentle girl of the neighborhood who had neither wealth nor position. Because the marchesa had forbidden him to see Luisa, her mother had tried to please the powerful old lady by keeping the young people apart. Then, when the mother knew that she was dying, she was so anxious to see her daughter settled that she gave her permission for a secret marriage.
His marriage meant that Franco would be cut...
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