Project Gutenberg 2008-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 51 De Roberto, Federico 1861 1927 De Roberto, Federigo Roberto, Federico de Spasimo Reading ease score: 46.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Carla 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) "Spasimo" by Federico De Roberto is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book delves into a tragic incident involving the death of the countess d'Arda, discovered at her villa beside Lake Geneva, and explores the complex emotions of the people connected to her, especially the prince Alessio Zakunine, who is deeply affected by her demise. The narrative seems to intertwine themes of love, despair, and existential questioning, as well as incorporating a murder investigation element. The opening of "Spasimo" introduces the reader to the scene where the countess is found dead at her villa, apparently from a gunshot wound. This shocking event occurs before a backdrop of intrigue among those present, including her lover, the prince Zakunine, who is portrayed as distraught and fearful. The initial moments are filled with chaotic emotion as onlookers and servants try to understand what has happened, while conversations hint at past grievances and the nature of the relationships between the characters. The arrival of law enforcement further escalates the tension, suggesting an exploration of culpability as suspicions arise, especially concerning the prince and a mysterious young woman present. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 446935 446674 2024-10-11T14:21:32.828703 2023-09-12T06:48:05.033363 text/html text/html 446928 446667 2024-10-11T14:21:33.100731 2023-09-12T06:48:05.185375 text/html text/html 232137 2024-10-11T14:21:40.166697 application/epub+zip 238236 2024-10-11T14:21:35.063727 application/epub+zip 238237 2024-10-11T14:21:33.840698 application/epub+zip 397653 2024-10-11T14:21:44.280673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374694 2024-10-11T14:21:39.430674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351604 2022-09-12T14:18:24.840179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409640 409430 2024-10-11T14:21:32.419753 2023-09-12T06:48:04.746394 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 406453 2021-01-04T10:52:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152163 2021-01-04T10:52:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19169 2024-10-11T14:21:44.714647 application/rdf+xml 10687 2024-10-11T14:21:34.383742 image/jpeg 3021 2024-10-11T14:21:34.115716 image/jpeg 229232 2024-10-11T14:21:33.141757 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