{"product_id":"i-promessi-sposi-alessandro-manzoni-9781616401467","title":"I Promessi Sposi: The Five Foot Classics, Vol. XXI (in 51 Volumes)","description":"Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name \"Harvard Classics,\" this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as \"Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf,\" it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XXI features the 1827 novel I Promessi Sposi (The Bethrothed), by Italian writer ALESSANDRO MANZONI (1785-1873), considered the most beloved work in the Italian language. A historical romance inspired by Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, it is the tale of lovers Renzo and Lucia and their quest to be together. Beautifully evocative of its 17th-century setting, it is noted for its dramatic depiction of plague-addled Milan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alessandro Manzoni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161640146X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616401467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.63d","brand":"Alessandro Manzoni","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46401412595967,"sku":"9781616401467","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46c47bd0-0fea-4740-b381-2265fb8e68fa.jpg?v=1733887472","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-promessi-sposi-alessandro-manzoni-9781616401467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}