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Love-at-Arms (audiobook)
Free audiobook of Love-at-Arms by Rafael Sabatini: 9 h 54 min in 25 sections, read by LibriVox volunteers.
About this recording
A historical novel set in 15th-16th century Italy, Love-at-Arms centres on the surprising rebellion of a young girl, Valentina della Rovere, against marriage to a man she finds detestable. Her all powerful uncle, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro of Urbino, removed Valentina from a convent with the aim of marrying her to Duke Gian Maria Sforza in a political marriage designed to unite the Sforza Duchy of Babbiano with her uncle’s domains of Urbino--together these two clans would be strengthened against the ever expanding power of the Borgia family. Valentina, however, refuses to be so callously used for political purposes and is determined in her resistance to the marriage.
Sources & data
- From the LibriVox catalogue. Word count estimated at 9,300 words per hour of narration.