This paragraph from https://viewfromtheback.com/2023/01/20/fridays-tall-tales-3/ by Sheree: “Manzoni’s masterpiece, I promessi sposi, 3 vol. (1825–27), is a novel set in early 17th century Lombardy during the period of the Milanese insurrection, the Thirty Years’ War, and the plague. It is a sympathetic portrayal of the struggle of two peasant lovers whose wish to marry is thwarted by … Continue reading The Betrothed