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Romola

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Original author: George Eliot

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"Romola" by George Eliot is a historical novel written between 1862 and 1863. Set in 1490s Florence during the Italian Renaissance, it follows the scholarly Romola de' Bardi and her marriage to Tito Melema, a charismatic Greek scholar with dangerous secrets. As political upheaval sweeps through Florence under Savonarola's religious fervor, Romola must navigate betrayal, moral awakening, and the collision between personal loyalty and civic duty in a city torn by war, famine, and spiritual revolution.

Romola, by George Eliot. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #24020.

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73 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter3,072 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Shipwrecked Stranger5,435 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Breakfast for Love1,784 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Barber’s Shop4,728 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: First Impressions1,406 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Blind Scholar and his Daughter5,732 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Dawning Hopes6,292 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: A Learned Squabble2,340 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: A Face in the Crowd5,071 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: A Man’s Ransom3,106 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Under the Plane-Tree4,745 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Tito’s Dilemma1,494 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: The Prize is nearly Grasped5,157 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: The Shadow of Nemesis2,888 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: The Peasants’ Fair6,055 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: The Dying Message3,559 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: A Florentine Joke5,411 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: Under the Loggia2,637 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Portrait2,527 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: The Old Man’s Hope1,614 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: The Day of the Betrothal3,838 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: Florence expects a Guest3,098 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: The Prisoners3,093 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: After-Thoughts1,288 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: Inside the Duomo2,643 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: Outside the Duomo1,775 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Garment of Fear2,085 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Young Wife4,123 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Painted Record1,895 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: A Moment of Triumph2,879 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX: The Avenger’s Secret4,004 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI: Fruit is Seed2,084 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXII: A Revelation4,023 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Baldassarre makes an Acquaintance3,376 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXIV: No Place for Repentance4,936 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXV: What Florence was thinking of1,500 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVI: Ariadne discrowns herself4,354 words
  1. 38.Chapter XXXVII: The Tabernacle Unlocked1,750 words
  2. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: The Black Marks become Magical2,565 words
  3. 40.Chapter XXXIX: A Supper in the Rucellai Gardens6,925 words
  4. 41.Chapter XL: An Arresting Voice3,457 words
  5. 42.Chapter XLI: Coming Back1,207 words
  6. 43.Chapter XLII: Romola in her Place2,972 words
  7. 44.Chapter XLIII: The Unseen Madonna2,553 words
  8. 45.Chapter XLIV: The Visible Madonna2,368 words
  9. 46.Chapter XLV: At the Barber’s Shop3,596 words
  10. 47.Chapter XLVI: By a Street Lamp3,232 words
  11. 48.Chapter XLVII: Check1,235 words
  12. 49.Chapter XLVIII: Counter-Check2,396 words
  13. 50.Chapter XLIX: The Pyramid of Vanities2,332 words
  14. 51.Chapter L: Tessa Abroad and at Home4,224 words
  15. 52.Chapter LI: Monna Brigida’s Conversion1,979 words
  16. 53.Chapter LII: A Prophetess2,714 words
  17. 54.Chapter LIII: On San Miniato2,055 words
  18. 55.Chapter LIV: The Evening and the Morning1,321 words
  19. 56.Chapter LV: Waiting1,361 words
  20. 57.Chapter LVI: The Other Wife4,631 words
  21. 58.Chapter LVII: Why Tito was Safe2,446 words
  22. 59.Chapter LVIII: A Final Understanding2,246 words
  23. 60.Chapter LIX: Pleading3,638 words
  24. 61.Chapter LX: The Scaffold2,565 words
  25. 62.Chapter LXI: Drifting Away1,911 words
  26. 63.Chapter LXII: The Benediction1,853 words
  27. 64.Chapter LXIII: Ripening Schemes4,460 words
  28. 65.Chapter LXIV: The Prophet in his Cell3,346 words
  29. 66.Chapter LXV: The Trial by Fire3,107 words
  30. 67.Chapter LXVI: A Masque of the Furies1,666 words
  31. 68.Chapter LXVII: Waiting by the River2,691 words
  32. 69.Chapter LXVIII: Romola’s waking3,922 words
  33. 70.Chapter LXIX: Homeward1,269 words
  34. 71.Chapter LXX: Meeting Again1,962 words
  35. 72.Chapter LXXI: The Confession2,680 words
  36. 73.Chapter LXXII: The Last Silence2,818 words