Project Gutenberg 2001-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 96 Pellico, Silvio 1789 1854 Roscoe, Thomas 1791 1871 Mie prigioni. English My Ten Years' Imprisonment Transcribed from the 1886 Cassell & Co. edition by David Price "My Ten Years' Imprisonment" by Silvio Pellico is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work recounts Pellico's experiences during ten years of imprisonment under the Austrian government, detailing his struggles, thoughts, and reflections on liberty, faith, and the human condition. The book serves as both a personal memoir and a broader commentary on the sociopolitical issues of Italy during this tumultuous period. The opening of the book sets the stage for Pellico's arrest and detention in a Milanese prison. He begins his narrative on the day of his arrest, reflecting on the abrupt shift from a life of freedom to confinement and the heavy emotions tied to thoughts of his family and loved ones. Pellico describes his initial experiences in prison, including the loneliness and despair he feels, as well as his encounters with jailers and fellow prisoners. Throughout these early chapters, he grapples with his circumstances through philosophical reflections and an exploration of his faith, revealing a man determined to retain his humanity amidst suffering. His thoughts often drift to his parents and siblings, creating a poignant backdrop to his narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pellico, Silvio, 1789-1854 -- Imprisonment Authors, Italian -- 19th century -- Biography Political prisoners -- Italy -- Biography Milan (Italy) -- History -- 1535-1859 -- Sources Spilberk (Brno, Czech Republic : Castle) Carbonari -- History -- Sources Political prisoners -- Czech Republic -- Biography PQ Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature 416140 416045 2024-10-02T04:52:14.603686 2023-10-02T04:53:16.059729 text/html text/html 417361 2014-09-19T02:22:01 text/html 519374 2014-09-19T02:24:25 text/html application/zip 530934 2024-10-02T04:52:20.062668 application/epub+zip 536909 2024-10-02T04:52:15.364656 application/epub+zip 210632 2024-10-02T04:52:14.979627 application/epub+zip 719866 2024-10-02T04:52:25.003583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642785 2024-10-02T04:52:19.503697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317734 2022-09-02T06:02:52.487662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393117 393072 2024-10-02T04:52:14.049667 2023-10-02T04:53:15.567770 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 393289 2014-09-19T02:22:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 151209 2014-09-19T02:24:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 22103 2024-10-02T04:52:25.139604 application/rdf+xml 25561 2024-10-02T04:52:15.054632 image/jpeg 3835 2024-10-02T04:52:15.017649 image/jpeg 521723 2024-10-02T04:52:14.651686 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 it.wikipedia