Project Gutenberg 2011-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 79 Verona, Guido da 1881 1939 Da Verona, Guido Sciogli la treccia, Maria Maddalena; romanzo Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sciogli la treccia, Maria Maddalena; romanzo" by Guido da Verona is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story sets in a lavish setting, where gambling and opulence mingle with the excitement of Spanish bullfighting culture. Central to the narrative is Madlen Green, a captivating and enigmatic woman, who draws the attention of a narrator as well as her elegant partner, Lord Pepe, amidst the lively atmosphere of a casino. The opening of the story introduces a vibrant and tumultuous evening where the narrator describes observing a striking woman besotted by the game of "trente et quarante." As she engages fervently in gambling, the narrator becomes enthralled by her beauty and presence. The scene unfolds in the Casino of San Sebastiano, characterized by an air of decadence and anticipation, with the introduction of figures such as the famous torero Bombita, who later captures the attention of the crowd at the bullfighting arena. As the evening progresses, the narrator engages in conversations with Madlen and Lord Pepe, hinting at the complexities of desire, gambling, and the intoxicating allure of life on the edges of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36326/36326-rst/images/cover.jpg it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 674141 673980 2024-09-15T11:03:10.991456 2023-09-16T04:50:51.383961 text/html text/html 675003 2011-06-04T15:30:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 362236 2011-06-04T15:30:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 361411 2024-09-15T11:03:32.285352 application/epub+zip 759756 2024-09-15T11:03:30.174387 application/pdf 657633 2024-09-15T11:03:16.675465 application/pdf 378948 2024-09-15T11:03:19.929440 application/epub+zip 288726 2024-09-15T11:03:13.377462 application/epub+zip 537009 2024-09-15T11:03:37.763370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502041 2024-09-15T11:03:26.807409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411326 2022-09-16T14:48:40.097197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588479 2024-09-15T11:03:10.355475 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 585715 2011-06-04T15:32:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 227486 2011-06-04T15:32:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 573631 2011-06-04T15:32:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 225544 2011-06-04T15:32:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 24667 2024-09-15T11:03:38.067325 application/rdf+xml 587870 587864 2024-09-15T11:03:08.635520 2023-09-16T04:50:50.859894 text/x-rst text/x-rst 587866 2011-06-04T15:30:44 text/x-rst 349619 2011-06-04T15:30:44 text/x-rst application/zip 7936 2024-09-15T11:03:17.794432 image/jpeg 1851 2024-09-15T11:03:17.187439 image/jpeg 371930 2024-09-15T11:03:11.071491 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 it.wikipedia