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Bellarion the FortunateRafael Sabatini

Bellarion the Fortunate

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Original author: Rafael Sabatini

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"Bellarion the Fortunate: a romance by Rafael Sabatini" is a historical novel published in 1926. Set in early fifteenth-century Northern Italy, it follows Bellarion, an orphan raised in an abbey who sets out to study at university. A case of mistaken identity draws him into political intrigue surrounding Princess Valeria of Montferrat. After committing murder to protect her interests, Bellarion claims to be the son of a powerful mercenary captain—a lie that unexpectedly becomes truth. He rises through the ranks as a soldier of fortune, navigating treacherous plots while serving the princess.

Bellarion the Fortunate, by Rafael Sabatini. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #68411.

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47 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Threshold3,347 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Grey Friar3,758 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Door Ajar3,994 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Sanctuary2,678 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Princess3,422 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: The Winds of Fate3,182 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Service3,265 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Stalemate2,111 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Marquis Theodore1,732 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Warning2,660 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Under Suspicion2,277 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Count Spigno1,975 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: The Trial3,312 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Evasion1,374 words
  15. 15.Chapter I: The Miracle of the Dogs4,052 words
  16. 16.Chapter II: Facino Cane3,513 words
  17. 17.Chapter III: The Countess of Biandrate3,062 words
  18. 18.Chapter IV: The Champion2,492 words
  19. 19.Chapter V: The Commune of Milan3,118 words
  20. 20.Chapter VI: The Fruitless Wooing1,985 words
  21. 21.Chapter VII: Manœuvres4,014 words
  22. 22.Chapter VIII: The Battle of Travo2,312 words
  23. 23.Chapter IX: De Mortuis2,162 words
  24. 24.Chapter X: The Knight Bellarion3,959 words
  1. 25.Chapter XI: The Siege of Alessandria3,781 words
  2. 26.Chapter XII: Visconti Faith1,446 words
  3. 27.Chapter XIII: The Victuallers2,758 words
  4. 28.Chapter XIV: The Muleteer2,803 words
  5. 29.Chapter XV: The Camisade1,584 words
  6. 30.Chapter XVI: Severance3,217 words
  7. 31.Chapter XVII: The Return1,861 words
  8. 32.Chapter XVIII: The Hostage3,788 words
  9. 33.Chapter I: The Lord Bellarion3,009 words
  10. 34.Chapter II: The Battle of Novi3,222 words
  11. 35.Chapter III: Facino's Return2,173 words
  12. 36.Chapter IV: The Count of Pavia3,475 words
  13. 37.Chapter V: Justice4,793 words
  14. 38.Chapter VI: The Inheritance3,055 words
  15. 39.Chapter VII: Prince of Valsassina3,816 words
  16. 40.Chapter VIII: Carmagnola's Bridges3,669 words
  17. 41.Chapter IX: Vercelli2,448 words
  18. 42.Chapter X: The Arrest3,339 words
  19. 43.Chapter XI: The Pledge3,188 words
  20. 44.Chapter XII: Carmagnola's Duty3,721 words
  21. 45.Chapter XIII: The Occupation of Casale2,473 words
  22. 46.Chapter XIV: The Vanquished2,327 words
  23. 47.Chapter XV: The Last Fight1,379 words