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Title: Picciola

Note: Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)

Summary: "Picciola" by X.-B. Saintine is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Count Charles Véramont de Charney, who finds himself imprisoned in the fort of Fénestrelle after being accused of conspiracy against the government. The book explores themes of isolation, despair, and the human spirit's search for meaning and connection, particularly through the lens of Charney's relationship with the natural world. The opening of "Picciola" introduces us to Count Charney, a learned and introspective man who grapples with the futility of his previous pursuits in philosophy and politics. Now confined to a sparse cell, he faces the solitude of captivity and the weight of his own thoughts, which reflect his disillusionment with material pleasure and his former intellectual aspirations. As he contemplates his situation, Charney is portrayed as a man caught in an existential struggle, reflecting on both the despair of his current state and the fleeting joys of his past. In this critical moment of reflection, the fate of a flower, Picciola, emerges as a potential source of hope and beauty in his bleak existence, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of his character and the significance of this simple yet profound relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Saintine, X.-B. (Xavier-Boniface), 1798-1865

Contributor: Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884

EBook No.: 39071

Published: Mar 8, 2012

Downloads: 58

Language: French

Subject: Prisoners -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Picciola

Note: Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)

Summary: "Picciola" by X.-B. Saintine is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Count Charles Véramont de Charney, who finds himself imprisoned in the fort of Fénestrelle after being accused of conspiracy against the government. The book explores themes of isolation, despair, and the human spirit's search for meaning and connection, particularly through the lens of Charney's relationship with the natural world. The opening of "Picciola" introduces us to Count Charney, a learned and introspective man who grapples with the futility of his previous pursuits in philosophy and politics. Now confined to a sparse cell, he faces the solitude of captivity and the weight of his own thoughts, which reflect his disillusionment with material pleasure and his former intellectual aspirations. As he contemplates his situation, Charney is portrayed as a man caught in an existential struggle, reflecting on both the despair of his current state and the fleeting joys of his past. In this critical moment of reflection, the fate of a flower, Picciola, emerges as a potential source of hope and beauty in his bleak existence, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of his character and the significance of this simple yet profound relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Saintine, X.-B. (Xavier-Boniface), 1798-1865

Contributor: Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884

EBook No.: 39071

Published: Mar 8, 2012

Downloads: 58

Language: French

Subject: Prisoners -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.