Project Gutenberg 2008-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 70 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Castaigne, J. André 1861 1929 Castaigne, J. Andre Castaigne, André Castaigne, Andre Castaigne, A. (André) Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2" by F. Marion Crawford is a historical novel set in the mid-19th century. The story primarily revolves around Sister Maria Addolorata, a young woman from the noble Braccio family, who is thrust into a life in a Carmelite convent against her wishes, laden with themes of duty, repression, and personal sacrifice in a rigid patriarchal society. The narrative begins by painting a vivid picture of Subiaco, its history, and the struggle of its inhabitants, introducing the reader to the melding of personal anguish with broader societal constraints. The opening of the novel establishes its historical context and the central character's plight as Maria Addolorata grapples with her forced commitment to a life of seclusion and the weight of family tradition that demands her presence in the convent. It unfolds her internal conflict vividly; while she possesses beauty and a longing for life outside the convent walls, she is resigned to her fate owing to familial pressure and societal norms. The dynamics between Maria and the abbess, her aunt, foreshadow the tension and conflict to come, as they represent contrasting views on faith, duty, and individuality. Additionally, the narrative introduces other key figures, such as the passionate Annetta and the enigmatic doctor, Angus Dalrymple, hinting at a broader web of relationships that will develop as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Italy -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 951425 951460 2024-10-11T09:34:05.327066 2023-09-11T11:54:56.780097 text/html text/html 967673 2021-01-03T23:47:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 989019 2021-01-03T23:47:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1043763 2024-10-11T09:34:18.744002 application/epub+zip 1053251 2024-10-11T09:34:07.851058 application/epub+zip 520384 2024-10-11T09:34:06.625068 application/epub+zip 1344187 2024-10-11T09:34:27.680980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1238135 2024-10-11T09:34:17.090022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705042 2022-09-12T08:55:03.603556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 874488 874396 2024-10-11T09:34:02.891112 2023-09-11T11:54:54.674079 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 874400 2021-01-03T23:47:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 320913 2021-01-03T23:47:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 874393 2021-01-03T23:47:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320873 2021-01-03T23:47:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22881 2024-10-11T09:34:27.835948 application/rdf+xml 22250 2024-10-11T09:34:06.782056 image/jpeg 2176 2024-10-11T09:34:06.696092 image/jpeg 986500 2024-10-11T09:34:05.446064 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia