Project Gutenberg 2014-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 112 Serao, Matilde 1856 1927 Scarfoglia, Matilde Serao Serao-Scarfoglia, Matilde "Sterminator Vesevo" (Vesuvius the great exterminator) Diary of the Eruption of April 1906 Produced by Giovanni Fini and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sterminator Vesevo" (Vesuvius the Great Exterminator) by Matilde Serao is a poignant diary-like narrative recounting the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in April 1906, likely written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the emotional and physical devastation wrought by this natural disaster, capturing the human experience of terror, loss, and resilience. Through the writer's eyes, readers encounter both ordinary citizens and notable figures responding to the crisis, illuminating the collective struggle against nature's fury. At the start of the narrative, the author vividly describes the moment Vesuvius erupted, casting a dark cloud over Naples and showering the region with ash and cinders. The tone is immediate and personal, as Serao, a first-hand witness, conveys the mixture of fear and a strange fascination among the crowds gathered to witness the phenomenon. As the eruption unfolds, she recounts the chaos and panic, as well as the heroic responses of individuals and communities that strive to assist one another amid the disaster. The opening sets the stage for a tale not merely of destruction but also of hope, courage, and the human spirit's capacity to endure against overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46658/46658-h/images/cover.jpg en Volcanoes Vesuvius (Italy) QE Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 172195 172204 2024-09-19T12:51:34.620294 2023-09-20T08:55:36.870829 text/html text/html 173813 2014-08-22T13:36:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 87406 2014-08-22T13:37:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 109566 2024-09-19T12:51:38.293277 application/epub+zip 110535 2024-09-19T12:51:35.330277 application/epub+zip 99992 2024-09-19T12:51:34.979279 application/epub+zip 179992 2024-09-19T12:51:40.857257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150241 2024-09-19T12:51:37.909277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140210 2022-09-21T08:15:04.713845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146426 146236 2024-09-19T12:51:34.269289 2023-09-20T08:55:36.332819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 146424 2014-08-22T13:36:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55450 2014-08-22T13:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 146415 2014-08-22T13:36:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55422 2014-08-22T13:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20729 2024-09-19T12:51:40.988256 application/rdf+xml 13617 2024-09-19T12:51:35.044270 image/jpeg 2966 2024-09-19T12:51:35.010279 image/jpeg 94562 2024-09-19T12:51:34.641279 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