Romola, by George Eliot app for iPhone and iPad

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Entertainment Book
Developer: Xu Cun Lu

0.99 USD

Current version: 1.68, last update: 8 years ago
First release : 25 Aug 2010
App size: 3.94 Mb

Romola (1862–63) is a historical novel by George Eliot set in the fifteenth century, and is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view". It first appeared in fourteen parts published in Cornhill Magazine from July 1862 (vol. 6, no. 31) to August 1863 (vol. 8, no. 44). The story takes place amidst actual historical events during the Italian Renaissance, and includes in its plot several notable figures from Florentine history.