Project Gutenberg 2016-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 156 D'Annunzio, Gabriele 1863 1938 Annunzio, Gabriele d' Montenevoso, Gabriele d'Annunzio, principe di Le Novelle della Pescara La vergine Orsola -- La vergine Anna -- Gli idolatri -- L'eroe -- La veglia funebre -- La contessa d'Amalfi -- La morte del duca d'Ofena -- Il traghettatore -- Agonia -- La fine di Candia -- La fattura -- I marenghi -- La madia -- Mungià -- La guerra del Ponte -- Turlendana ritorna -- Turlendana ebro -- Il cerusico di mare. 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) "Le Novelle della Pescara" by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The work explores various themes, often reflecting on morality, spirituality, and the human condition against the backdrop of the Pescara region in Italy. Central to the first narrative, titled "La Vergine Orsola," is the character of Orsola, who faces profound emotional and existential turmoil. The opening of the story presents the solemn atmosphere surrounding Orsola, who lies ill in bed as a priest arrives to administer the sacrament. The scene is set in a wintry environment, with the imagery emphasizing the stark contrast between life and death. As her sister Camilla and other townsfolk wait anxiously, the gravity of Orsola's illness looms over them. Through rich, descriptive prose, D'Annunzio captures the tension in the room as various characters interact with Orsola, illustrating themes of helplessness, familial bonds, and spiritual reflection. The narrative intertwines Orsola's battle with sickness and the yearning for clarity and redemption amid the looming presence of mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italy -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, Italian Italian fiction -- 20th century PQ Text IT Racconti Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 602569 602570 2024-09-22T06:45:29.783916 2023-09-23T05:20:43.764834 text/html text/html 602272 2016-10-01T09:22:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 302917 2016-10-01T09:22:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 348894 2024-09-22T06:45:38.848870 application/epub+zip 347009 2024-09-22T06:45:31.359900 application/epub+zip 306275 2024-09-22T06:45:30.626949 application/epub+zip 503980 2024-09-22T06:45:44.687834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465140 2024-09-22T06:45:37.985870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424444 2022-09-24T06:22:26.479475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543413 543207 2024-09-22T06:45:28.247898 2023-09-23T05:20:42.431347 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 543252 2016-10-01T09:22:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 212014 2016-10-01T09:22:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19918 2024-09-22T06:45:44.827815 application/rdf+xml 18947 2024-09-22T06:45:30.723904 image/jpeg 2218 2024-09-22T06:45:30.675885 image/jpeg 303870 2024-09-22T06:45:29.842929 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