Project Gutenberg 2009-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 47 Rovetta, Gerolamo 1854 1910 La baraonda Reading ease score: 48.7 (College-level). 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 Baraonda" by Gerolamo Rovetta is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work depicts the turbulent lives of two young women, Nora and Evelina, who navigate their ambitious dreams amidst the chaos of a boisterous household led by their guardian, Matteo Cantasirena. Themes of aspiration, societal expectations, and personal struggles are likely at the core of this narrative. The opening of the novel introduces us to Nora, who bursts into the home, frustrated by hunger and the absence of their servant, Gioconda, who has gone to run an errand. As Nora's impatience grows, we learn about her aspirations of rising above her circumstances, contrasting with Evelina's more subdued existence. Cantasirena, whom they call "zio," is portrayed as a complex figure with a flair for grandiosity yet deeply entangled in financial turmoil, reflecting the precariousness of their lives. Evoking a blend of personal dynamics, societal critique, and the relentless pursuit of one's dreams, the beginning sets an engaging stage for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian fiction -- 19th century PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 905215 904961 2024-10-12T11:39:32.465560 2023-09-12T13:45:06.440577 text/html text/html 905208 904954 2024-10-12T11:39:32.873621 2023-09-12T13:45:06.672593 text/html text/html 398168 2024-10-12T11:39:45.618484 application/epub+zip 412172 2024-10-12T11:39:35.394805 application/epub+zip 412172 2024-10-12T11:39:33.885574 application/epub+zip 716850 2024-10-12T11:39:53.505448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 657590 2024-10-12T11:39:44.617480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624932 2022-09-13T11:19:27.060735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 805471 805268 2024-10-12T11:39:31.566595 2023-09-12T13:45:05.878596 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 799430 2021-01-05T01:49:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 303868 2021-01-05T01:49:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19409 2024-10-12T11:39:53.761440 application/rdf+xml 11990 2024-10-12T11:39:34.445533 image/jpeg 3312 2024-10-12T11:39:34.162537 image/jpeg 392317 2024-10-12T11:39:32.955574 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 en.wikipedia