Project Gutenberg 2012-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 71 Balbo, Cesare, conte 1789 1853 Novelle Francesca -- Toniotto e Maria -- La bella Alda -- Margherita -- Imilda -- I due spagnuoli -- L'ebrea -- La marchesina -- Il filosofo -- L'ufficiale in ritiro. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Novelle" by conte Cesare Balbo is a collection of short stories likely written in the early 19th century. This work encompasses a variety of tales that seem to explore themes of love, loss, and social justice through the lens of different characters. The narratives include various protagonists grappling with their circumstances, notably focusing on their relationships and the societal norms surrounding them. The opening of the collection introduces us to the character of a good-natured schoolmaster who serves as a narrator for the stories. He discusses the dangers of gossip and calumny while recounting the somber fate of Francesca, a noble girl who endures the tragic consequences of political strife and social isolation after her family falls from grace. As Francesca navigates her life in poverty, her innocent love for Manfredi—a nobleman with a similar background—becomes complicated by external pressures and expectations. The initial story sets the tone for the collection, hinting at deeper moral reflections woven through the personal struggles and societal critique evident in the upcoming tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39658/39658-rst/images/cover.jpg it Italian fiction Short stories, Italian PQ Text IT Racconti Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 662541 662387 2024-09-16T15:27:00.262323 2023-09-17T09:47:17.250971 text/html text/html 664169 2012-05-08T19:22:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 261486 2012-05-08T19:22:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 290761 2024-09-16T15:27:18.011261 application/epub+zip 687947 2024-09-16T15:27:16.480264 application/pdf 671687 2024-09-16T15:27:05.447286 application/pdf 295707 2024-09-16T15:27:07.700279 application/epub+zip 295677 2024-09-16T15:27:01.968295 application/epub+zip 436221 2024-09-16T15:27:23.015218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399894 2024-09-16T15:27:12.961306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400096 2022-09-18T07:33:08.106022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617290 2024-09-16T15:26:59.795337 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 615106 2012-05-08T19:24:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 235509 2012-05-08T19:24:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 601903 2012-05-08T19:24:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 233869 2012-05-08T19:24:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 24698 2024-09-16T15:27:23.166194 application/rdf+xml 593128 2024-09-16T15:26:58.440344 2023-09-17T09:47:16.700946 text/x-rst text/x-rst 593130 2012-05-08T19:24:58 text/x-rst 243947 2012-05-08T19:24:58 text/x-rst application/zip 7710 2024-09-16T15:27:06.206308 image/jpeg 1671 2024-09-16T15:27:05.841293 image/jpeg 263690 2024-09-16T15:27:00.326324 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