Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 84 Zschokke, Heinrich 1771 1848 Zschokke, Johann Heinrich Daniel Morley, Henry 1822 1894 Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory) 1775 1818 Lewis, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Monk The Bravo of Venice: A Romance Translation of Abällino, der grosse Bandit. Transcribed from the 1886 Cassell & Company edition by David Price "The Bravo of Venice: A Romance" by Heinrich Zschokke is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of Venice and follows the tragic character Abellino, a beggar who possesses a noble past but now teeters on the edge of desperation, navigating the treacherous world of bandits and moral dilemmas. As he grapples with his fate, he must confront themes of honor, loss, and the possibility of redemption amidst the chaos of his surroundings. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Abellino, who reflects on his miserable situation while sitting alone near the canal in Venice on a moonlit night. Struggling with hunger and despair, he vows to take action and ends up intervening to save a stranger from an assassin, unveiling his potential for bravery. The narrative quickly shifts to depict Abellino aligning with bandits after finding himself in dire straits. As he grapples with the implications of his actions, the decision to embrace the life of a "bravo" intertwines with his past and hopes for future greatness, setting the stage for a complex exploration of identity and morality in a world rife with danger and temptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Venice (Italy) -- Fiction Gothic fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 247034 246936 2024-10-02T04:30:37.454879 2023-10-02T04:35:50.814435 text/html text/html 249287 2014-09-27T02:45:46 text/html 474130 2014-09-27T02:48:59 text/html application/zip 481374 2024-10-02T04:30:42.182827 application/epub+zip 483701 2024-10-02T04:30:38.750856 application/epub+zip 138481 2024-10-02T04:30:37.928875 application/epub+zip 573079 2024-10-02T04:30:45.174846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550688 2024-10-02T04:30:41.750846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206891 2022-09-02T05:35:54.546625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229347 229298 2024-10-02T04:30:36.698894 2023-10-02T04:35:50.317448 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 229475 2014-09-27T02:45:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 86957 2014-09-27T02:48:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21510 2024-10-02T04:30:45.744812 application/rdf+xml 22985 2024-10-02T04:30:38.310863 image/jpeg 3503 2024-10-02T04:30:38.161845 image/jpeg 475602 2024-10-02T04:30:37.488892 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia