This is a swashbuckler romance set in Italy in 1400s. The hero, Lazzaro Biancamonte is of noble birth but became a court jester under threat of death by a tyrant,.Giovanni Sforza. The novel traces his adventures and those of his beloved Madonna Paola De Santafiore through several harrowing years. Cesare Borgia holds a vital part in the resolution of their troubles. - Summary by KiwiReader24
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Flower of the Quince, The Cardinal of Valencia
17:53 - Chapter 2
The Liveries of Santafior
25:03 - Chapter 3
Madonna Paola
31:07 - Chapter 4
The Cozening of Ramiro
27:50 - Chapter 5
Madonna's Ingratitude
25:53 - Chapter 6
Fool's Luck
32:23 - Chapter 7
The Summons from Rome
28:46 - Chapter 8
Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin
28:29 - Chapter 9
The Fool-at-Arms
26:07 - Chapter 10
The Fall of Pesaro
29:23 - Chapter 11
The Ogre of Cesena, Madonna's Summons
15:55 - Chapter 12
The Governor of Cesena
25:40 - Chapter 13
Poison
26:14 - Chapter 14
Requiescat!
28:51 - Chapter 15
An Ill Encounter
25:06 - Chapter 16
In the Citadel of Cesena
25:49 - Chapter 17
The Seneschal
27:11 - Chapter 18
The Letter
39:07 - Chapter 19
Doomed
13:58 - Chapter 20
The Sunset
29:12 - Chapter 21
Ave Caesar!
26:22