The Betrothed is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, first published in 1827, in three volumes.
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Set in northern Italy in 1628, during the oppressive years of direct Spanish rule, it is seen as a veiled attack on the Austrian Empire, which controlled the region at the time the novel was written (the definitive version was published in 1842).
It has been called the most famous and widely read novel in the Italian language.
The Betrothed is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, first published in 1827, in three volumes