Agnes from Sorrento

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) - famous American writer, author of the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin", a book that produced a tremendous revolution in public sentiment, winning an important place not only in the history of literature, but also in the... cultural and political history of the United States America. This edition includes the religious-historical novel “Agnes of Sorrento,” published ten years after “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” The novel takes place in sunny Italy at the end of the 15th century, during the reign of the notorious Pope Alexander the Sixth. Beautiful young Agnes dreams of devoting herself to serving God by entering a monastery. However, her beauty attracts the persistent attention of men, among whom is the young leader of the robbers, excommunicated from the church, and the stern abbot of the monastery...