Italy, Spain, and Portugal

4 books

Leila or, the Siege of Granada, CompleteEdward Bulwer Lytton · 1838A historical novel set in 1491, when the armies of Ferdinand and Isabella besiege the Moorish city of Granada, focusing on figures such as the last king Boabdil and the mysterious enchanter Almamen during the final days of Moorish rule in Spain.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Rienzi, the Last of the Roman TribunesEdward Bulwer Lytton · 1835A historical novel by Edward Bulwer Lytton, first published in 1835, telling the story of Cola di Rienzi, the fourteenth-century Roman tribune who rose to lead the Roman people against the nobility. The author bases the plot on historical events of Rienzi's rise and fall.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

RomolaGeorge Eliot · 1863Romola is a historical novel by George Eliot, published in 1863, set in Florence in the late fifteenth century. It follows the story of Romola, daughter of a blind scholar, amid the political and religious turmoil of Renaissance Florentine life.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Hill of VenusNathan Gallizier · 1917A 1917 historical romance novel by Nathan Gallizier, set in thirteenth-century Italy. It follows Francesco Villani, a young page who rides to the cloisters of San Cataldo to see his dying father, opening a tale of love, destiny, and medieval intrigue.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية