Stradella

An illustrated 1909 historical romance novel by F. Marion Crawford set in seventeenth-century Venice, where a wealthy senator plans to marry his young niece Ortensia, who is being trained to sing his own compositions. The title suggests the celebrated musician Alessandro Stradella enters their story.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›The 1600s›Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›The 1600s›Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa