The Strolling Saint
The Strolling Saint
Being the Confessions of the High & Mighty Agostino D'Anguissola Tyrant of Mondolfo & Lord of Carmina, in the State of Piacenza
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taken he never was. From time to time we had news of him. Now he was in Venice, now in Milan, now in Naples; but never long in any place for his safety's sake. And then one night, six years later, a scarred and grizzled veteran, coming none knew whence, dropped from exhaustion in the courtyard of our citadel, whither he had struggled. Some went to minister to him, and amongst these there was a groom who recognized him.
"It is Messer Falcone!" he cried, and ran to bear the news to my mother, with whom I was at table at the time. With us, too, was Fra Gervasio, our chaplain.
It was grim news that old Falcone brought us. He had never quitted my father in those six weary years of wandering until now that my father was beyond the need of his or any other's service.
There had been a rising and a bloody battle at Perugia, Falcone informed us. An attempt had been made to overthrow the rule there of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Castro, the pope's own abominable son. For some months my father had b
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I didn’t enjoy this as much as some of other of Sabatini’s works, the action was too slow to keep my interest in some sections, but the plot is creative, and written with the same flair common to the author, so still worth reading.
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In 16th century Italy a young nobleman comes of age and finds increasing conflict with his religiously fanatic mother.
08/04/2015
A quick read. Fun Sabatini as usual.
02/02/2015