Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Grantville Gazette 5 #9: Euterpe

Previous / Next Euterpe, Episode 3By Enrico M. ToroTo Father Thomas Fitzherbert SJ,Illustrissimus Collegium AnglicanumRomaFrom Maestro Giacomo Carissimi,Grantville, USASeventh day of October, in our Lord’s year 1633.Dear and honored father,How are you? I received your letter today. It was waiting for me at the Church of Saint Mary. I’m glad to know that you came […]

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Volume 3 #8: Euterpe, Episode 2

Previous / NextEuterpe, Episode 2Enrico M. ToroTo Father Thomas Fitzherbert SJ of theIllustrissimus Collegium Anglicanum in RomeFrom Maestro Giacomo Carissimi inThuringen Gardens, GrantvilleAugust 1633Very Reverend Father,I am sorry it took so long to write you again, but a journey through Europe in these days is everything but short and comfortable. Only after I reached my […]

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Volume 2 #9: A Quick and Dirty Treatise on Historical Fencing

Previous / NextA quick and dirty treatise on historical fencing (non-fiction)Enrico M. Toro“Et l’oggetto di questa scienza altro non è che il riparare et il ferire . . . le quali non potrà alcuno sapere se prima non havrà la cognitione dè tempi e delle misure . . .”[ . . . and the goal of this science is nothing else […]

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Volume 2 #3: EUTERPE, Episode 1

Previous / NextEUTERPE, Episode 1Enrico M. ToroEditor’s note: Giacomo Carissimi and Girolamo Zenti are historical characters. They each gave important contributions to classic music. The first is considered the most important composer of the Roman baroque movement, an innovator of the era; the second was a well-traveled harpsichord maker, renowned for the invention of the […]

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