Project Gutenberg 2006-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 112 Oriani, Alfredo 1852 1909 Banzole, Ottone di La disfatta Reading ease score: 42.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano) "La disfatta" by Alfredo Oriani is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a delicate group of characters, including the contessa Ginevra, the doctor Ambrosi, and the fragile Bice, as they navigate themes of love, suffering, and the challenges of social expectations. The interpersonal dynamics suggest a rich exploration of human emotions against the backdrop of societal norms. At the start of the novel, the atmosphere is set in a melancholic social gathering where the doctor discusses the ill health of a young woman named Bice. As the evening unfolds, tensions arise surrounding Bice's emotional struggles with love and her frail condition. The interactions reveal complex relationships, particularly the attention of the doctor towards Bice's well-being and hints of her affection for the young lieutenant Lamberto. The opening establishes a sense of foreboding regarding Bice's fate, intertwined with a broader commentary on the nature of human connection and the societal pressures that shape their experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 609846 609592 2024-10-09T03:42:14.501064 2023-09-09T06:38:00.902955 text/html text/html 609839 609585 2024-10-09T03:42:14.816122 2023-09-09T06:38:01.076932 text/html text/html 289366 2024-10-09T03:42:23.495125 application/epub+zip 299086 2024-10-09T03:42:16.897060 application/epub+zip 299086 2024-10-09T03:42:15.625088 application/epub+zip 509387 2024-10-09T03:42:28.551510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477171 2024-10-09T03:42:22.622074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448481 2022-09-09T12:32:41.738502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555383 555180 2024-10-09T03:42:13.977110 2023-09-09T06:38:00.527932 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 551425 2021-01-01T15:42:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 208082 2021-01-01T15:42:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18917 2024-10-09T03:42:28.680524 application/rdf+xml 11042 2024-10-09T03:42:16.160077 image/jpeg 2971 2024-10-09T03:42:15.891068 image/jpeg 284746 2024-10-09T03:42:14.874052 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