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Fourteen hundred and seventy-one is the time of this story of adventure and romance, as told by the hero, Luca Sarto, in the first person. Here is his own outline of the events: “We shall see, when all is done, how a man fled wisely from his enemies, the Orsini; how he came to France; how later, in good time, he wooed and kissed a lady; how, after a night that was candled by stars and danger, the morning sun was witness to their betrothal. I end with priest and blessing. No need of candle then.”
+ Booklist 16:242 Ap ’20
“Remarkable for the fidelity with which the author preserves the atmosphere of the middle ages.”
+ Bookm 52:369 D ’20 60w
“From the confinement and necessary limitations of the essay-form, Mr Brooks has emerged with much credit, to give us a glorious adventure bubbling with spirits, and plausible withal.” R. D. W.
+ Boston Transcript Mr 13 ’20 800w
“Full of intrigue and action, and related in a quaint phraseology full of color and metaphor.”
+ Cleveland p50 My ’20 110w