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Rafael Sabatini Dustjacket Gallery |
| Bellarion the Fortunate |
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Illustrator: Harold Mathews Brett (1880-1955)
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Bellarion the Fortunate |
| "Half God, half beast, " the princess Valeria once called him in anger, without suspecting that the phrase describes not merely Bellarion, but man. Thus we meet Bellarion, "Child of War," who set out to be a scholar, and became instead one of those proud and gilded soldiers of fortune who gave color to the Italian Renaissance. At the principality of Montferrat destiny ensnared him with the beautiful Valeria in a plot to remove the unscrupulous regent. The intrigue failing for the moment, Bellarion makes his way to Milan, where he carves with a sword a great career dedicated to the service of Valeria. Through sheer force of personality and wit, he becomes general of the Milanese armies and after innumerable stirring adventures, is at last in a position to right the wrongs of Valeria's kingdom and to seek her hand in reward. |
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