Corleone: A Tale of Sicily is a novel by F. Marion Crawford, first published in 1896. Set in the late 19th century, the story follows the life of a young man named Cesare Corleone, who is born into a powerful and wealthy family in Sicily. Cesare's father is a member of the Mafia, and Cesare is raised with the expectation that he will one day take over the family business. However, Cesare has different aspirations. He dreams of becoming a doctor and helping the poor and sick in his community. His father is strongly opposed to this idea, and the two clash over Cesare's future. As Cesare grows older, he becomes more and more disillusioned with the violent and corrupt world of the Mafia. He falls in love with a young woman named Bianca, who shares his desire to make a positive difference in the world. Together, they work to improve the lives of the people in their community, even as they face opposition from the Mafia and other powerful forces. Corleone: A Tale of Sicily is a gripping and dramatic story of love, loyalty, and the struggle between good and evil. Crawford's vivid descriptions of Sicilian life and culture bring the setting to life, while his complex and compelling characters make the novel a timeless classic.1896. With frontispiece. F. Marion Crawford was one of the more famous authors in the English-speaking world at the time of his death in 1909. He wrote over forty novels, most of which were in the style of disposable romances popular at the time. He also wrote stories of the horror and occult, which are generally the ones for which he is remembered today. Corleone begins: If you never mean to marry, you might as well turn priest, too, said Ippolito Saracinesca to his elder brother, Orsino, with a laugh. Why? asked Orsino, without a smile. It would be as sensible to say that man who had never seen some particular thing, about which he has heard much, might as well put out his eyes. The young priest laughed again, took up the cigar he had laid upon the edge of the piano, puffed at it till it burned freely, and then struck two or three chords of a modulation. A sheet of ruled paper on which several staves of music were roughly jotted down in pencil stood on the rack of the instrument. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.