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Title	:	Prince of Foxes
Author	:	Samuel Shellabarger
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 448 pages
Published	:	July 31st 2002 by Bridge Works Publishing Company (first published 1947)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure. Classics. Cultural. Italy

Prince of Foxes

Samuel Shellabarger

Paperback | Pages: 448 pages

Rating: 4.21 | 785 Users | 73 Reviews

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Prince of Foxes is a rare book that succeeds both in creating a dramatic story with compelling characters as well as perfectly capturing the tone of the age.

The author's background as a historian shines through his work, and his love of Renaissance Italy is palpable. More interesting to me was how it contrasted with his treatment of more medieval thoughts and practices that Italy was leaving behind- so evenhanded and oblique is Shellabarger's approach that at final analysis he does not seem a clear partisan for one or the other.

The language in Prince of Foxes is rich and beautiful, and several times I paused to softly re-read aloud passages that were so evocative and poetic as to command my appreciation. The writing is reminiscent of Alexander Dumas, but the adventure concerns itself with less swashbuckling and more intrigue and delicate matters of state.

The book is divided into several overarching sections, each with a distinct tone. The first volume of Prince of Foxes had a quite separate personality from what would follow later, changes manifested not just by character growth but a different look at the world the characters live in that encourages the reader to continuously re-analyze the setting and actors within it.

At final analysis, the setting is the gem of Prince of Foxes. Historical personages appear and act true to the legacy we have of them, and mold so seamlessly that a casual reader may be forgiven for not knowing which characters are entirely of the author's imagination and which truly lived and breathed. This was a wonderful book I would strongly recommend.

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Original Title:	Prince of Foxes
ISBN:	1882593642 (ISBN13: 9781882593644)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia

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Epic is a great word to describe this piece of literature. It sort of reminded me of The Three Musketeers, only less bravado and sword play, with more mind games and politics.Watching the development of the main character was never boring, and the plot had so many little (and sudden) twists and details that I was constantly entertained. The characters were well developed, as were their motives and corresponding actions. I will warn that this is one of the stories that might bore some readers, so

Prince of Foxes is a rare book that succeeds both in creating a dramatic story with compelling characters as well as perfectly capturing the tone of the age. The author's background as a historian shines through his work, and his love of Renaissance Italy is palpable. More interesting to me was how it contrasted with his treatment of more medieval thoughts and practices that Italy was leaving behind- so evenhanded and oblique is Shellabarger's approach that at final analysis he does not seem a

This book reeks of Renaissance Italy. After reading this, it's like I can taste the corruption and the slouchy hats and the extremely puffy sleeves and the dumb way they painted everybody from the Bible wearing modern clothing for some reason. Given that Prince of Foxes has such a title and was recommended to me because I like Zorro, I was expecting some swashbuckling and mistaken identity shenanigans. While there certainly are mistaken identity shenanigans, they are not that kind, and this book

I read this novel many years ago, and Andrea Orsini made such a profound impression on me that I've never forgotten him. This is one of those truly well written novels whose characters just grab your imagination and won't let go until the last period of the very last sentence.



Prince of Foxes is an excellent historical novel set it Italy during the time of Cesare Borgia. This is even better than Shellabarger's The Captain of Castile, another great novel.

I really enjoyed reading Prince of Foxes by Samuel Shellabarger. (Thanks Semicolon for the recommendation! It wasn't easy to track down, but it was so worth the search!) This historical novel was originally published in 1947. It is set circa 1500 during the Italian Renaissance. It features glimpses of four Borgias: Pope Alexander VI, Cesare, Lucrezia, and Angela--a cousin. The hero is an ambitious but not ruthless young man initially in the service of Cesare Borgia. His name is Andrea Orsini.