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Title: The Year Nine: A Tale of the Tyrol

Note: Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Shaun Pinder, Elisa and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

Summary: "The Year Nine: A Tale of the Tyrol" by Anne Manning is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. Set against the backdrop of the Tyrolean region during the early 1800s, the book likely explores themes of resistance, national identity, and the struggle for freedom amidst the Napoleonic Wars. Central characters include Andreas Hofer, a Tyrolese innkeeper turned folk hero, and several other local figures who become embroiled in the fight against Bavarian forces. At the start of the novel, a thunderstorm sets a dramatic scene in a small Tyrolean inn. The innkeeper, known as Sandwirth, interacts with various patrons, including peasants and travelers, discussing simple life and deeper matters of morality, particularly surrounding a planned shooting match. As conversations hint at underlying tensions in the region, we are introduced to key characters like Joseph Speckbacher, a notable figure among the locals, and Father Joachim, a Capuchin friar who later plays a significant role in organizing resistance efforts. The atmosphere suggests a brewing conflict that intertwines personal lives with larger nationalistic ambitions, foreshadowing the imminent uprising in defense of Tyrol's freedoms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Manning, Anne, 1807-1879

EBook No.: 49290

Published: Jun 26, 2015

Downloads: 60

Language: English

Subject: Tyrol (Austria) -- History -- Uprising of 1809 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Year Nine: A Tale of the Tyrol

Note: Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Shaun Pinder, Elisa and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

Summary: "The Year Nine: A Tale of the Tyrol" by Anne Manning is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. Set against the backdrop of the Tyrolean region during the early 1800s, the book likely explores themes of resistance, national identity, and the struggle for freedom amidst the Napoleonic Wars. Central characters include Andreas Hofer, a Tyrolese innkeeper turned folk hero, and several other local figures who become embroiled in the fight against Bavarian forces. At the start of the novel, a thunderstorm sets a dramatic scene in a small Tyrolean inn. The innkeeper, known as Sandwirth, interacts with various patrons, including peasants and travelers, discussing simple life and deeper matters of morality, particularly surrounding a planned shooting match. As conversations hint at underlying tensions in the region, we are introduced to key characters like Joseph Speckbacher, a notable figure among the locals, and Father Joachim, a Capuchin friar who later plays a significant role in organizing resistance efforts. The atmosphere suggests a brewing conflict that intertwines personal lives with larger nationalistic ambitions, foreshadowing the imminent uprising in defense of Tyrol's freedoms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Manning, Anne, 1807-1879

EBook No.: 49290

Published: Jun 26, 2015

Downloads: 60

Language: English

Subject: Tyrol (Austria) -- History -- Uprising of 1809 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.