Romola (Complete All Books) : With original illustrations

Romola (1862–63) is a historical novel by George Eliot set in the fifteenth century, and is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view".[citation needed] The story takes place amidst actual historical events during the Italian Renaissance, and includes in its plot several notable figures from Florentine history.

Florence, 1492: Christopher Columbus has sailed towards the New World, and Florence has just mourned the death ...