Project Gutenberg 2015-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 74 De Amicis, Edmondo 1846 1908 Amicis, Edmondo de Amichis, Edmondo de Amicis, Edmundo de Pagine sparse Reading ease score: 50.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. La mia padrona di casa -- Scoraggiamenti -- Ritratto d'un'ordinanza -- Battaglia di tavolino -- Un incontro -- Emilio Castelar -- Un caro pedante -- Una visita ad Alessandro Manzoni -- La lettura del vocabolario -- Appunti -- Una parola nuova -- Consigli -- Il vivente linguaggio della Toscana -- Quello che si può imparare a Firenze -- Un bel parlatore -- Dall'album d'un padre -- Sopra una culla -- Giovanni Ruffini -- L'amore dei libri -- Manuel Menendez (racconto) -- In sogno. Produced by Carlo Traverso, 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) "Pagine sparse" by Edmondo De Amicis is a collection of essays and reflections written during the late 19th century. The work delves deeply into observations on language, personal anecdotes, and meditations on life, focusing on the author's experiences and the richness of the Italian language, particularly as spoken in Florence. De Amicis seems to underscore the importance of language and communication through vivid characters and their interactions, inviting readers to appreciate the beauty of expressive speech. The opening of "Pagine sparse" introduces a touching narrative centered around the author's fond memories of a kind elderly landlady, who significantly impacts his mastery of the Italian language. Through her colorful expressions and genuine wisdom, they share a bond that illustrates the joy of language as a living, breathing art form. As the author reflects on various meaningful conversations with her, we sense a profound appreciation for the memories and the lessons learned, establishing a nostalgic tone that sets the stage for the exploration of themes such as companionship, the beauty of spoken words, and the simplicity of human connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian fiction Short stories, Italian PQ Text IT Narrativa varia Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 519361 519362 2024-10-21T09:32:26.538610 2023-09-22T06:46:45.419526 text/html text/html 516500 2015-12-31T11:47:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 252274 2015-12-31T11:47:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 295461 2024-10-21T09:32:34.939549 application/epub+zip 291862 2024-10-21T09:32:28.031582 application/epub+zip 291862 2024-10-21T09:32:27.246591 application/epub+zip 428250 2024-10-21T09:32:40.002523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387185 2024-10-21T09:32:34.212546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387421 2022-09-23T06:02:58.307749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469084 468878 2024-10-21T09:32:25.446586 2023-09-22T06:46:44.397503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 469338 2015-12-31T11:47:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 183232 2015-12-31T11:47:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20763 2024-10-21T09:32:40.158516 application/rdf+xml 19943 2024-10-21T09:32:27.346581 image/jpeg 3325 2024-10-21T09:32:27.296583 image/jpeg 253573 2024-10-21T09:32:26.594601 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 it.wikipedia