{"product_id":"don-orsino","title":"Don Orsino","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy F. Marion Crawford | Introduction by Stephen Schmalhofer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(\u003ci\u003eView the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\" href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/francis-marion-crawford\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaracinesca Tetralogy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in full. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover edition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cc7722;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #cc7722;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1685952275\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\"\u003eavailable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Amazon.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If you make money it is a degradation.” \u003c\/b\u003eSuch is the inherited viewpoint of the princely families of Roman society as the nineteenth century enters its last decade. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWhen Don Orsino Saracinesca, eldest son of the Prince of Sant’ Ilario, makes a break with tradition to take his chances in the world of business, he quickly realizes the fine lines between ally and adversary in commerce, between the domains of politics and finance, and between material success and moral dishonor. Supplied with the necessary capital by the villainous Ugo Del Ferice, Don Orsino soon makes a name for himself in the construction and real estate markets. Yet when his attraction to the mysterious figure of Maria Consuelo d’Aranjuez draws the attention of the dangerous Count Spicca, Orsino finds himself with a pivotal part to play in correcting deception with truth and reckoning the past with the present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOrsino Saracinesca has learnt what many never learn at all—that there is more true devotion to be found in the world than most people will acknowledge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA truly wise literary architect, as Stephen Schmalhofer remarks in his Introduction, F. Marion Crawford proves once again with characteristic assurance and style that “the real will outlast the false, that the stone will outlive the stucco and that the builder of today is but a builder of card-houses beside the architects who made Rome.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA tale of speculation and sacrifice, of betrayal and unrequited love, \u003ci\u003eDon Orsino \u003c\/i\u003econtinues the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/francis-marion-crawford\" style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaracinesca\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e story in highly rewarding fashion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis Marion Crawford \u003c\/b\u003e(1854–1909) was an American writer of more than forty novels, outstanding among which is the Saracinesca tetraology: \u003ci\u003eSaracinesca\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSant’ Ilario\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDon Orsino\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCorleone\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Italy, Crawford converted to the Roman Catholic faith in 1880 and died on Good Friday 1909. His last words were: “I enter serenely into eternity.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Schmalhofer \u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of Yale College and a partner at a venture investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Author of \u003ci\u003eDelightful People\u003c\/i\u003e, he writes from Connecticut where he lives with his wife and four daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p2\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685952211\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320588697888,"sku":"978-1685952211","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/Product178.jpg?v=1773076040","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/don-orsino","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}