{"product_id":"i-promessi-sposi-the-five-foot-classics-vol-xxi-in-51-volumes-9781616401450","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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616401450","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45342478237833,"sku":"9781616401450","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_7fbcee10-c5f3-4616-a50e-bad3d4f18995.jpg?v=1772516357","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/i-promessi-sposi-the-five-foot-classics-vol-xxi-in-51-volumes-9781616401450","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}