Project Gutenberg 2013-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 80 Serao, Matilde 1856 1927 Scarfoglia, Matilde Serao Serao-Scarfoglia, Matilde Cristina Cristina -- Sacrilegio. 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) "Cristina" by Matilde Serao is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the life of a young woman, Cristina Demartino, exploring themes of love, societal expectations, and the nuances of personal relationships in a provincial Italian setting. The narrative captures the emotional complexities and societal struggles of a woman navigating her desires and the pressures imposed on her by her family and community. The plot follows Cristina as she grapples with her feelings towards Peppino Fiorillo, a young man who becomes infatuated with her. Despite his passionate advances, Cristina remains indifferent and is mainly focused on her family responsibilities, including the impending departure of her younger brother to a military academy. As Peppino pursues her relentlessly, Cristina's life takes unexpected turns, illustrated by her encounters with love, expectation, and ultimately tragedy. The climax unfolds with a dramatic event that forces Cristina to confront the reality of her emotions and relationships, leading her down a path of unforeseen choices. The novel portrays not only the personal turmoil of its protagonist but also reflects broader social themes relevant to women’s freedom and aspirations during its time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42237/42237-h/images/cover.jpg it Italian fiction Short stories, Italian PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 110028 110037 2024-09-17T16:01:50.622337 2023-09-18T10:40:54.621529 text/html text/html 106010 2013-03-01T12:05:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 364859 2013-03-01T12:05:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 388940 2024-09-17T16:01:53.559324 application/epub+zip 387157 2024-09-17T16:01:51.221335 application/epub+zip 74463 2024-09-17T16:01:50.897324 application/epub+zip 428674 2024-09-17T16:01:55.499353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415279 2024-09-17T16:01:53.249351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103879 2022-09-19T10:01:16.873332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89775 2024-09-17T16:01:50.304313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89858 2013-03-01T12:05:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 35149 2013-03-01T12:05:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 89091 2013-03-01T12:05:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 34998 2013-03-01T12:05:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20418 2024-09-17T16:01:55.635280 application/rdf+xml 10774 2024-09-17T16:01:50.982308 image/jpeg 1811 2024-09-17T16:01:50.942292 image/jpeg 369736 2024-09-17T16:01:50.658367 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