After seven years of war between Justinian’s armies and the Goths, Italy lies plundered and plague-stricken. Basil, a young Roman of old family, falls in love with Veranilda, a Gothic princess, and their love is caught between Byzantine governors, Gothic warriors and the scheming of the Church as Totila rises.
Gissing’s long-planned historical novel, left unfinished at his death and published in 1904. Download the free EPUB.