Renzo and Lucia are separated as they escape from the evil Don Rodrigo and face the dangers of plague, famine, and the Thirty Years War A historical novel set in Lombardy during the wars, famine and plague of the period 1628-30. Two star-crossed lovers are tested by the political injustices of their situation, the virulence of the plague, and a life in exile, away from their homeland. First published in 1827, and now accompanied by an essay HISTORY OF THE COLUMN OF INFAMY. Introduction
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Bibliography
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Map
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Geographical Notes
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Foreword
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The Betrothed
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