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 Project Gutenberg 2008-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 60 Bersezio, Vittorio 1830 1900 La testa della vipera Reading ease score: 55.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat 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 testa della vipera" by Vittorio Bersezio is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds against a backdrop of social intrigue, focusing primarily on the troubled life of Lorenzo Lograve, a man grappling with the consequences of his gambling addiction and a complex relationship with his wife, Luisa, and his manipulative governess, Marianna. The opening of the novel introduces us to a tense moment where Lorenzo is engrossed in a late-night card game, unaware of the catastrophic state of affairs awaiting him at home. A servant announces that a woman is desperately seeking him, revealing that his wife is gravely ill. The narrative quickly transitions from the smoky atmosphere of the club to the ominous silence of his home, where Lorenzo's indifference ultimately culminates in tragedy. This early section sets the stage for a deeply emotional exploration of loss, guilt, and the impact of selfish choices, hinting at the dark and turbulent journey ahead for the characters involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 303337 303083 2024-10-11T10:12:20.402959 2023-09-12T03:42:24.294099 text/html text/html 303330 303076 2024-10-11T10:12:20.680953 2023-09-12T03:42:24.447075 text/html text/html 179053 2024-10-11T10:12:27.484920 application/epub+zip 182858 2024-10-11T10:12:22.627938 application/epub+zip 182858 2024-10-11T10:12:21.394940 application/epub+zip 342160 2024-10-11T10:12:31.092902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318762 2024-10-11T10:12:26.425932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294610 2022-09-12T09:39:13.630107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264866 264663 2024-10-11T10:12:19.950968 2023-09-12T03:42:23.991086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 262326 2021-01-04T01:42:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102154 2021-01-04T01:42:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18842 2024-10-11T10:12:31.235881 application/rdf+xml 12761 2024-10-11T10:12:21.957953 image/jpeg 3407 2024-10-11T10:12:21.671941 image/jpeg 177612 2024-10-11T10:12:20.709996 application/octet-stream application/zip it.wikipedia