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The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi)

The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi)

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Number of Chapters: 78

Length: 29 hours and 10 minutes

Language: English

The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi) presents a kaleidoscope of individual stories, which are all tied together by the story of Lucia and Renzo, two young persons of humble origin that are deeply in love with one another. However, despite their great attachment, they are prevented from marrying by the cruel Don Rodrigo, who has himself cast an eye on the beautiful and pious Lucia. Don Rodrigo menaces the priest who was to perform the wedding ceremony, who then refuses to do his duty. Thus threatened and prevented from being married, the couple is separated, and the narration follows each of them on their struggle to unite again.

Set in the years 1628-1630, the main story is accompanied by a rich and most accurate description of the historical background -- the warfaring cities, the plague, and the oppressive Spanish rule over Northern Italy during that time. The narration also includes many smaller subplots which allow the reader glimpses into the lives of the other characters involved.

Alessandro Manzoni is regarded as one of the most important authors of Italian literature, and this particular work is counted to the overall most important literary works of the 19th century.

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Introduction (TriciaG)
Chapter 1, Part 1 (TriciaG)
Chapter 1, Part 2 (TriciaG)
Chapter 2, Part 1 (TriciaG)
Chapter 2, Part 2 (TriciaG)
Chapter 3, Part 1 (TriciaG)
Chapter 3, Part 2 (TriciaG)
Chapter 4, Part 1 (Luigina)
Chapter 4, Part 2 (Luigina)
Chapter 5, Part 1 (Brendan Stallard)
Chapter 5, Part 2 (Brendan Stallard)
Chapter 6, Part 1 (clover)
Chapter 6, Part 2 (SuD)
Chapter 7, Part 1 (Brendan Stallard)
Chapter 7, Part 2 (Peter Turner)
Chapter 8, Part 1 (Peter Turner)
Chapter 8, Part 2 (Brendan Stallard)
Chapter 9, Part 1 (Luigina)
Chapter 9, Part 2 (Luigina)
Chapter 10, Part 1 (Lani Small)
Chapter 10, Part 2 (T.K. Kirven)
Chapter 11, Part 1 (Charles McHugh)
Chapter 11, Part 2 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 12, Part 1 (Brendan Stallard)
Chapter 12, Part 2 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 13, Part 1 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 13, Part 2 (Lani Small)
Chapter 14, Part 1 (Lani Small)
Chapter 14, Part 2 (Lani Small)
Chapter 15, Part 1 (Lani Small)
Chapter 15, Part 2 (Lani Small)
Chapter 16, Part 1 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 16, Part 2 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 17, Part 1 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 17, Part 2 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 18, Part 1 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 18, Part 2 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 19, Part 1 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 19, Part 2 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 20, Part 1 (Alan Mapstone)
Chapter 20, Part 2 (Alan Mapstone)
Chapter 21, Part 1 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 21, Part 2 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 22, Part 1 (Martin Geeson)
Chapter 22, Part 2 (Martin Geeson)
Chapter 23, Part 1 (Brendan Stallard)
Chapter 23, Part 2 (Brendan Stallard)
Chapter 24, Part 1 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 24, Part 2 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 24, Part 3 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 25, Part 1 (Jeanie)
Chapter 25, Part 2 (Jeanie)
Chapter 26, Part 1 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 26, Part 2 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 27, Part 1 (Alan Mapstone)
Chapter 27, Part 2 (Alan Mapstone)
Chapter 28, Part 1 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 28, Part 2 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 29, Part 1 (Jules Hawryluk)
Chapter 29, Part 2 (Lani Small)
Chapter 30, Part 1 (Michele Eaton)
Chapter 30, Part 2 (Michele Eaton)
Chapter 31, Part 1 (Alan Mapstone)
Chapter 31, Part 2 (Alan Mapstone)
Chapter 32, Part 1 (Lani Small)
Chapter 32, Part 2 (Lani Small)
Chapter 33, Part 1 (Lani Small)
Chapter 33, Part 2 (Sandra Estenson)
Chapter 34, Part 1 (Sandra Estenson)
Chapter 34, Part 2 (Lani Small)
Chapter 35, Part 1 (Lani Small)
Chapter 35, Part 2 (Lani Small)
Chapter 36, Part 1 (Lani Small)
Chapter 36, Part 2 (Lani Small)
Chapter 37, Part 1 (TriciaG)
Chapter 37, Part 2 (TriciaG)
Chapter 38, Part 1 (TriciaG)
Chapter 38, Part 2 (TriciaG)
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