Project Gutenberg 2012-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 60 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Pietro Ghisleri Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Cathy Maxam, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Pietro Ghisleri" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around complex relationships between two step-sisters, Laura Carlyon and Adele Braccio, in the context of a Roman high-society backdrop, exploring themes of love, jealousy, and social dynamics. The narrative delves into the intricacies of their family life, including the interests of their parents and the young men in their circle, particularly focusing on the attention that each step-sister garners in society. The opening of the novel introduces the family dynamics between the step-sisters and their parents, particularly the Honourable Mrs. Carlyon and Prince Gerano. Laura, who is described as beautiful yet without a dowry, and Adele, an heiress who is lively and somewhat vain, grow up with contrasting personalities and ambitions. As their stories unfold, romantic tensions arise, especially regarding Don Francesco Savelli, who is intended for Adele but finds himself attracted to Laura instead. This leads to jealousy and rivalry, setting the stage for deeper conflicts and emotional developments further along in the story. In this initial chapter, readers sense the societal pressures and personal struggles that will define the relationships at play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40922/40922-h/images/cover.jpg en Stepsisters -- Fiction Jealousy -- Fiction Rome (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 941568 941575 2024-09-17T08:52:48.132072 2023-09-18T04:08:31.925060 text/html text/html 953649 2012-10-02T19:03:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 373219 2012-10-02T19:03:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 398200 2024-09-17T08:52:59.582030 application/epub+zip 411342 2024-09-17T08:52:49.848004 application/epub+zip 401055 2024-09-17T08:52:48.970054 application/epub+zip 669884 2024-09-17T08:53:07.290952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 604277 2024-09-17T08:52:58.570963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596079 2022-09-18T17:28:53.955875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 877399 877299 2024-09-17T08:52:46.410040 2023-09-18T04:08:30.299020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 877158 2012-10-02T19:03:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 321261 2012-10-02T19:03:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 877157 2012-10-02T19:03:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 321223 2012-10-02T19:03:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20881 2024-09-17T08:53:07.443914 application/rdf+xml 8666 2024-09-17T08:52:49.076010 image/jpeg 1428 2024-09-17T08:52:49.024091 image/jpeg 371978 2024-09-17T08:52:48.215025 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