Project Gutenberg 2006-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 46 Petruccelli della Gattina, Ferdinando 1816 1890 Gattina, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Della Gattina, Ferdinando Petruccelli I moribondi del Palazzo Carignano Reading ease score: 46.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano) "I Moribondi del Palazzo Carignano" by Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina is a political and social commentary written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the intricacies and challenges faced by members of the Italian Parliament shortly after the unification of Italy, focusing on the lives and personalities of various politicians. Through a blend of observation and satire, the narrative seeks to shed light on the struggles and absurdities of political life during this transformative period in Italian history. The opening of the narrative sets the scene aboard a train, where a lively dialogue unfolds among passengers discussing politics and personal relationships with a prominent but problematic deputy. Through the conversation, we learn about the deputy's challenges, from financial strains to public expectations, as well as the peculiarities of his character and political situation. This discussion establishes a humorous yet poignant tone, revealing the complexities of parliamentary life and the burdens of representing constituents amidst personal and political tumult. The speaker conveys a sense of both affection and criticism for the deputy, suggesting that despite the facade of political glamor, the reality is laden with hardships and disillusionment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italy -- Politics and government -- 1849-1870 -- Anecdotes Legislators -- Italy -- Biography DG Text IT Storia Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: Politics 321646 321393 2024-10-08T13:18:06.405823 2023-09-09T04:25:57.030917 text/html text/html 321639 321386 2024-10-08T13:18:06.675845 2023-09-09T04:25:57.177933 text/html text/html 206323 2024-10-08T13:18:14.557791 application/epub+zip 209509 2024-10-08T13:18:10.449812 application/epub+zip 191581 2024-10-08T13:18:09.055825 application/epub+zip 428004 2024-10-08T13:18:17.785782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404386 2024-10-08T13:18:13.763819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361975 2022-09-09T09:23:19.229455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301577 301375 2024-10-08T13:18:05.879826 2023-09-09T04:25:56.804875 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 299224 2006-10-01T18:02:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 117353 2006-10-01T18:02:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19931 2024-10-08T13:18:17.939763 application/rdf+xml 18712 2024-10-08T13:18:09.602828 image/jpeg 4498 2024-10-08T13:18:09.329821 image/jpeg 206291 2024-10-08T13:18:06.705864 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia