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Love-at-arms

Rafael Sabatini

  • Adventure
  • Book language: English
  • 219 pages

Love-at-Arms is a historical adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, set in Renaissance Urbino during the rule of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro. It follows courtly intrigue, wandering knights and romance, as suggested by the chapter titles. For readers who enjoy swashbuckling tales of honour, plotting and love, it offers engaging entertainment.

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LOVE-AT-ARMS
Being a narrative excerpted from the chronicles of
Urbino during the
dominion of the High and Mighty Messer Guidobaldo
da Montefeltro
By Rafael Sabatini
“Le donne, i cavalier', l'arme, gli amori,
Le cortesie, l'audace imprese io canto.”
ARIOSTO
CHAPTER I.   VOX POPULI
CHAPTER II.   ON A MOUNTAIN PATH
CHAPTER III.   SACKCLOTH AND MOTLEY

CHAPTER IV.   MONNA VALENTINA
CHAPTER V.   GIAN MARIA
CHAPTER VI.   THE AMOROUS DUKE
CHAPTER VII.   GONZAGA THE INSIDIOUS
CHAPTER VIII.   AMONG THE DREGS OF WINE
CHAPTER IX.   THE “TRATTA DI CORDE”
CHAPTER X.   THE BRAYING OF AN ASS
CHAPTER XI.   WANDERING KNIGHTS
CHAPTER XII.   THE FOOL'S INQUISITIVENESS
CHAPTER XIII.   GIAN MARIA MAKES A VOW
CHAPTER XIV.   FORTEMANI DRINKS WATER
CHAPTER XV.   THE MERCY OF FRANCESCO
CHAPTER XVI.   GONZAGA UNMASKS
CHAPTER XVII.   THE ENEMY
CHAPTER XVIII.   TREACHERY
CHAPTER XIX.   PLOT AND COUNTERPLOT
CHAPTER XX.   THE LOVERS
CHAPTER XXI.   THE PENITENT
CHAPTER XXII.   A REVELATION
CHAPTER XXIII.      IN THE ARMOURY TOWER

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Contents

  1. LOVE-AT-ARMS
  2. Being a narrative excerpted from the chronicles of Urbino during the dominion of the High and Mighty Messer Guidobaldo d
  3. CHAPTER I. VOX POPULI
  4. CHAPTER II. ON A MOUNTAIN PATH
  5. CHAPTER III. SACKCLOTH AND MOTLEY
  6. CHAPTER IV. MONNA VALENTINA
  7. CHAPTER V. GIAN MARIA
  8. CHAPTER VI. THE AMOROUS DUKE
  9. CHAPTER VII. GONZAGA THE INSIDIOUS
  10. CHAPTER VIII. AMONG THE DREGS OF WINE
  11. CHAPTER IX. THE “TRATTA DI CORDE”
  12. CHAPTER X. THE BRAYING OF AN ASS
  13. CHAPTER XI. WANDERING KNIGHTS
  14. CHAPTER XII. THE FOOL'S INQUISITIVENESS
  15. CHAPTER XIII. GIAN MARIA MAKES A VOW
  16. CHAPTER XIV. FORTEMANI DRINKS WATER
  17. CHAPTER XV. THE MERCY OF FRANCESCO
  18. CHAPTER XVI. GONZAGA UNMASKS
  19. CHAPTER XVII. THE ENEMY
  20. CHAPTER XVIII. TREACHERY
  21. CHAPTER XIX. PLOT AND COUNTERPLOT
  22. CHAPTER XX. THE LOVERS
  23. CHAPTER XXI. THE PENITENT
  24. CHAPTER XXII. A REVELATION
  25. CHAPTER XXIII. IN THE ARMOURY TOWER
  26. CHAPTER XXIV. THE INTERRUPTED MASS
  27. CHAPTER XXV. THE CAPITULATION OF ROCCALEONE
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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