Beatrice and Benedick (54 page)

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

BEATRICE AND BENEDICK.
Copyright © 2014 by Marina Fiorato. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Fiorato, Marina.

Beatrice and Benedick / Marina Fiorato. — First U.S. edition.

p. cm.

eISBN: 978-1-4668-8898-2

1. Italy—Social life and customs—16th century—Fiction. 2. Great Britain—History—Tudors, 1485–1603—Fiction. 3. Armada, 1588—Fiction. I. Title.

PR6106.I67B43 2015

823'.92—dc23

2015029696

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First published in Great Britain by Hodder & Stoughton, an Hachette UK company

First U.S. Edition: December 2015