Project Gutenberg 2009-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 72 Tarchetti, Iginio Ugo 1841 1869 Tarchetti, Igino Ugo Tarchetti, I. U. (Iginio Ugo) Racconti umoristici: In cerca di morte; Re per ventiquattrore Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Sormani - Milano) "Racconti umoristici: In cerca di morte; Re per ventiquattrore" by Tarchetti is a collection of humorous tales written in the late 19th century. The stories explore the juxtaposition of life's absurdities and moral dilemmas faced by the characters, particularly in relation to societal norms and personal aspirations. The narratives set the stage for themes of despair, risk, and the sometimes dark humor of human existence. The opening of the narrative centers around the baron Alfredo di Rosen, a figure entangled in high-stakes gambling in London's elite social circles. After losing a substantial fortune at a game, he grapples with the weight of his losses and contemplates suicide as a means of escaping his financial ruin. However, as he navigates through his despair, he becomes increasingly entangled in humorous and ironic predicaments—from challenging his fate through encounters with fate-defying duelists to unexpected acts of heroism during a fire rescue. This blend of dark humor and existential inquiry establishes a compelling tone, leaving the reader curious about the baron's fate and the ensuing escapades that challenge the boundaries between life and death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian fiction -- 19th century PQ Text IT Racconti Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 250972 250981 2024-09-12T08:41:05.906011 2023-09-12T11:53:32.693913 text/html text/html 261842 2021-01-04T21:43:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 94872 2021-01-04T21:43:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163360 2024-09-12T08:41:11.588980 application/epub+zip 164983 2024-09-12T08:41:07.696987 application/epub+zip 164982 2024-09-12T08:41:06.638992 application/epub+zip 406122 2024-09-12T08:41:14.624953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381945 2024-09-12T08:41:10.838969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291098 2022-09-13T08:47:05.531747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226759 226545 2024-09-12T08:41:05.335004 2023-09-12T11:53:32.160907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 224836 2021-01-04T21:43:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86975 2021-01-04T21:43:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18496 2024-09-12T08:41:14.763945 application/rdf+xml 23821 2024-09-12T08:41:07.033018 image/jpeg 4428 2024-09-12T08:41:06.851990 image/jpeg 159837 2024-09-12T08:41:05.930991 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