Project Gutenberg 2007-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 56 Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne 1832 1910 Björnson, Björnstjerne Bjornson, Bjornstjerne Gosse, Edmund 1849 1928 Gosse, Edmund W. (Edmund William) Gosse, Edmund William, Sir Captain Mansana & Mother's Hands Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Clare Boothby and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Captain Mansana & Mother's Hands" by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The book consists of two stories, with Captain Mansana being a tale of patriotism and personal struggle during Italy's fight for unity and freedom, featuring the titular character, Giuseppe Mansana, who emerges as a complicated figure driven by love and legacy. The narrative explores themes of familial connections, sacrifice, and the dichotomy between personal ambition and collective ideals. The opening of "Captain Mansana" introduces us to a narrator reminiscing about his past in Rome and the events surrounding the funeral of the patriot Giuseppe Mansana, whose remains have been exhumed after years of neglect. The narrator reflects on his connections to Mansana's family and the political turmoil of Italy, setting the stage for the exploration of character dynamics and historical context. As the funeral procession unfolds, the reader is introduced to Mansana's widow and her sons, who embody the struggles of the family against societal expectations and personal demons. The tension between past sacrifices and the present moment is palpable, hinting at the complex emotional landscape that will be further explored in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 277100 277012 2024-10-09T04:48:51.118150 2023-09-09T07:30:15.201789 text/html text/html 276617 2007-01-05T04:55:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 103350 2007-01-05T04:55:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 194472 2024-10-09T04:48:58.858143 application/epub+zip 196981 2024-10-09T04:48:54.774106 application/epub+zip 172631 2024-10-09T04:48:53.440165 application/epub+zip 399897 2024-10-09T04:49:02.093064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381023 2024-10-09T04:48:58.018112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339502 2022-08-09T11:14:02.932403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262956 262871 2024-10-09T04:48:50.528158 2023-09-09T07:30:14.751740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 262877 2007-01-05T04:55:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 101035 2007-01-05T04:55:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 262884 2007-01-05T04:55:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100990 2007-01-05T04:55:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22471 2024-10-09T04:49:02.246146 application/rdf+xml 18850 2024-10-09T04:48:53.985110 image/jpeg 4402 2024-10-09T04:48:53.711130 image/jpeg 196193 2024-10-09T04:48:51.144127 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia