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Romola

by George Eliot · 1863

Politics & Society · ranked #30 in category

Eliot’s only historical novel, set in 15th century Florence under the rule of the Medicis, blends fact with fiction as the reader follows the almost saint-like Romola and the amoral and feckless Tito

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The verdict

Category
Politics & Society
First published
1863 · 1860s
Author
George Eliot
Standing
Recommended

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