Project Gutenberg 2006-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 276 D'Annunzio, Gabriele 1863 1938 Annunzio, Gabriele d' Montenevoso, Gabriele d'Annunzio, principe di Boyd, Ernest Augustus 1887 1946 Iarraidh, Gnathai Gan Harding, Georgina Symons, Arthur 1865 1945 Il piacere. English The Child of Pleasure Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chuck Greif, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Child of Pleasure" by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work explores the life and passions of its central character, Count Andrea Sperelli, an aristocrat who embodies the pursuit of sensual pleasure and artistic appreciation. As he navigates the social elite of Rome, the novel delves into themes of love, beauty, and the consequences of hedonism, inviting readers into a world of intense emotions and complex relationships. At the start of the novel, we meet Andrea Sperelli, who is invited to dine with his cousin, Marchesa d'Ateleta, where he is introduced to the enchanting Duchess of Scerni, Elena Muti. Andrea feels an immediate connection with Elena, drawing him into her alluring presence, and he expresses a desire for deeper intimacy with her. The opening portion of the book establishes the glamorous yet psychologically intricate society of Rome, filled with wit, beauty, and underlying tension as Andrea grapples with his desires amid a backdrop of flirtation and rivalry. As he interacts with Elena and other characters at the Marchesa's lavish dinner party, the reader is introduced to themes of love and the struggle between moral constraints and sensual indulgence that will shape the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PQ Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 648067 648072 2024-10-09T03:33:57.309097 2023-09-09T06:31:27.760193 text/html text/html 659497 2006-12-04T16:31:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 251004 2006-12-04T16:31:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 323643 2024-10-09T03:34:08.645063 application/epub+zip 334110 2024-10-09T03:33:59.932128 application/epub+zip 331801 2024-10-09T03:33:58.362110 application/epub+zip 593189 2024-10-09T03:34:15.254549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539453 2024-10-09T03:34:07.420072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512188 2022-09-09T12:23:17.753434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597273 597171 2024-10-09T03:33:55.400105 2023-09-09T06:31:26.131176 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 597015 2006-12-04T16:31:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 236944 2006-12-04T16:31:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 597033 2006-12-04T16:31:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236827 2006-12-04T16:31:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23206 2024-10-09T03:34:15.416516 application/rdf+xml 11778 2024-10-09T03:33:58.957094 image/jpeg 3247 2024-10-09T03:33:58.657077 image/jpeg 312637 2024-10-09T03:33:57.367103 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia