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The Betrothed: I Promessi Sposi (Classics) by Alessandro Manzoni; Bruce Penman; Bruce Penman is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Betrothed: I Promessi Sposi (Classics) about?

“The great plague novel.” — The New YorkerSet in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly separated, and must face many dangers including plague, famine and imprisonment, and confront a variety of strange characters—the mysterious Nun of Monza, the fiery Father Cristoforo and the sinister “Unnamed”—in their struggle to be reunited. A vigorous portrayal of enduring passion, The Betrothed‘s exploration of love, power, and faith presents a whirling panorama of seventeenth-century Italian life and is one of the greatest European historical novels. “The 19th-century Italian literary classic renowned for its vivid descriptions of the 1630 pestilence that gutted Milan.” — The New York Times “Compulsory reading for Italian high school students, The Betrothed gives a historically accurate account of the bubonic plague that wiped out a quarter of Milan’s population in 1629-1631.” — Politico “This is not just a book; it offers consolation to the whole of humanity.” — Giuseppe Verdi

Who reads The Betrothed: I Promessi Sposi (Classics)?

Author

Alessandro Manzoni; Bruce Penman; Bruce Penman

Publisher

Penguin UK

Published

1827

Language

EN

ISBN

9781101463093

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

History, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

4.6 / 5 (315 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14