Project Gutenberg 2011-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 72 Tigri, Giuseppe 1806 1882 Selvaggia de' Vergiolesi Reading ease score: 51.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Selvaggia de' Vergiolesi" by Giuseppe Tigri is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of 14th-century Italy, specifically highlighting the tensions between the Guelphs and Ghibellines, through the lens of love and conflict. The central character, Selvaggia, is intricately tied to the events surrounding the notable poet Cino da Pistoia and the political struggles of the time. At the start of the narrative, a knight named Messer Simone de Filippo Reali leaves Pistoia on the eve of significant historical turmoil, as factions are brewing for an impending siege of the city. He encounters local residents who inform him of his destination, the castle of Vergiole, which is shrouded in political intrigue. The opening sets a picturesque stage filled with evocative descriptions of the Italian landscape and introduces the political stakes at play, while hinting at the personal struggles and romantic entanglements that will intertwine with the broader historical context as the events unfold. The tone is rich and immersive, inviting readers into a tumultuous yet captivating era of Italian history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Historical fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi storici Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 740063 739902 2024-10-15T05:01:33.642279 2023-09-15T10:34:49.635411 text/html text/html 740317 2011-02-18T10:15:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 272721 2011-02-18T10:15:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 403855 2024-10-15T05:02:02.890164 application/epub+zip 734046 2024-10-15T05:01:59.780162 application/pdf 734044 2024-10-15T05:01:42.189271 application/pdf 404497 2024-10-15T05:01:46.997467 application/epub+zip 396569 2024-10-15T05:01:38.087319 application/epub+zip 663297 2024-10-15T05:02:09.945110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616083 2024-10-15T05:01:55.750188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568857 2022-09-16T08:10:52.246789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652394 2024-10-15T05:01:32.773329 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 648767 2011-02-18T10:15:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 256946 2011-02-18T10:15:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 634193 2011-02-18T10:15:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 255018 2011-02-18T10:15:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 634191 2011-02-18T10:15:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 252854 2011-02-18T10:15:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27367 2024-10-15T05:02:10.097112 application/rdf+xml 648475 648469 2024-10-15T05:01:30.825308 2023-09-15T10:34:48.955407 text/x-rst text/x-rst 648471 2011-02-18T10:15:24 text/x-rst 259463 2011-02-18T10:15:24 text/x-rst application/zip 15060 2024-10-15T05:01:43.870245 image/jpeg 4062 2024-10-15T05:01:43.077294 image/jpeg 349494 2024-10-15T05:01:33.710283 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