Project Gutenberg 2012-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 50 Pellico, Silvio 1789 1854 Rafaella Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Rafaella" by Silvio Pellico is a posthumous novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of Berardo della Quercia, a nobleman in Saluzzo, and his family amidst the backdrop of societal conflicts and personal adversities. Central to the narrative are the themes of freedom, oppression, and the struggle of the innocent, particularly focusing on Berardo’s daughter, Rafaella, who faces dire challenges following her abduction. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Berardo, a respected arimanno (free man) who is unjustly thrust into servitude due to a revelation about his ancestry. The local baron, Villigiso, seeks revenge against Berardo for past grievances, leading to Berardo's family's downfall. As tension mounts, we witness the community's reaction to Berardo’s plight and the shadows of a cruel mindset that enables manipulation and cruelty against the benevolent family. In the midst of chaos, Rafaella is kidnapped, which triggers a heartfelt quest, reflecting the family's resilience and the bond of love in the face of adversity. The opening sets the stage for a richly woven tale of honor, sacrifice, and the pursuit of justice in tumultuous times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41377/41377-h/images/cover.jpg it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 288017 288026 2024-09-17T11:11:41.058540 2023-09-18T06:11:59.377871 text/html text/html 283936 2012-11-16T13:05:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 209547 2012-11-16T13:05:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 236893 2024-09-17T11:11:45.594540 application/epub+zip 234852 2024-09-17T11:11:41.861544 application/epub+zip 173054 2024-09-17T11:11:41.463540 application/epub+zip 315633 2024-09-17T11:11:48.785498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291643 2024-09-17T11:11:45.204520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230232 2022-09-18T20:32:09.413725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262559 262334 2024-09-17T11:11:40.467701 2023-09-18T06:11:58.909874 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 260599 2012-11-16T13:05:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104808 2012-11-16T13:05:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18919 2024-09-17T11:11:48.923489 application/rdf+xml 16856 2024-09-17T11:11:41.540525 image/jpeg 3337 2024-09-17T11:11:41.501536 image/jpeg 210367 2024-09-17T11:11:41.091548 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 en.wikipedia