A Roman Singer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162726670)

""A Roman Singer"" is a novel by F. Marion Crawford that tells the story of a young Italian singer named Orsino who travels to Rome to pursue his dreams of becoming a famous opera singer. Along the way, he falls in love with a beautiful American woman named Mary, but their relationship is complicated by the fact that she is already engaged to another man. Orsino's talent and determination eventually lead him to success, but he must also navigate the treacherous politics of the opera world and the jealousies of those around him. Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century Rome, ""A Roman Singer"" is a captivating tale of love, ambition, and the power of music.1893. With frontispiece. F. Marion Crawford was one of the more famous authors in the English-speaking world at the time of his death in 1909. He wrote over forty novels, most of which were in the style of disposable romances popular at the time. He also wrote stories of the horror and occult, which are generally the ones for which he is remembered today. A Roman Singer begins: I, Cornelio Grandi, who tell you these things, have a story of my own, of which some of you are not ignorant. You know, for one thing, that I was not always poor, nor always a professor of philosophy, nor a scribbler of pedantic articles for a living. Many of you can remember why I was driven to sell my patrimony, the dear castello in the Sabines, with the good corn-land and the vineyards in the valley, and the olives, too. For I am not old yet; at least, Mariuccia is older, as I often tell her. These are queer times. It was not any fault of mine. But now that Nino is growing to be a famous man in the world, and people are saying good things and bad about him, and many say that he did wrong in this matter, I think it best to tell you all the whole truth and what I think of it. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: F. Marion Crawford
ISBN-10: 1162726679
ISBN-13: 9781162726670
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 362
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d