Meyer, Conrad Ferdinand,  1825-1898 <br/><br/>
Pescara 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Versuchung_des_Pescara  Release date is 2023-09-11 
<br/><br/>Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen  Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen 
<br/><br/> "Pescara: Novelli" by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer is a novella published in 1887. Set in 16th-century Italy, it follows Fernando Francesco d'Avalos di Pescara, supreme commander of Emperor Charles V's forces, after his victory at Pavia. Italian conspirators, seeking to unite their fractured land, attempt to tempt the wounded general into betrayal with promises of kingship. As political intrigue swirls around him, Pescara must navigate loyalty, honor, and ambition while concealing his true intentions from all sides, including his devoted wife Viktoria. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Biographical fiction Italy -- Fiction Italy -- History -- 1492-1559 -- Fiction Pescara, Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos, marchese di, 1489-1525 -- Fiction 
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