Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 65 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Le Capitaine Aréna — Tome 1 Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Marc D'Hooghe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Le Capitaine Aréna — Tome 1" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The book explores themes of madness, healing, and the human condition through the lens of the titular character, Captain Aréna, as he navigates a realm where an innovative and compassionate approach to mental illness is employed. The opening of the novel introduces Captain Aréna as he prepares to depart from a Sicilian hotel, leading the reader to a visit to a remarkable institution known as the "Casa dei Matti" or "House of the Mad." The establishment, overseen by Baron Pisani, showcases an unusual rehabilitation perspective aimed at the well-being of its patients. As the narrative unfolds, we meet various inhabitants of the asylum, each with their own peculiarities, including a wealthy man driven mad by idleness and a romantic who experiences tragic delusions. Dumas vividly captures the interactions and the deeply human struggles of the characters within this setting, establishing a foundation for the exploration of love, despair, and madness that resonates throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Sicily (Italy) -- Description and travel Lipari Islands (Italy) -- Description and travel DG Text FR Voyages et pays Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 357978 357858 2024-10-04T08:26:01.452034 2023-10-04T07:54:47.265846 text/html text/html 353411 2021-01-02T09:42:37 text/html 129735 2021-01-02T09:42:38 text/html application/zip 205039 2024-10-04T08:26:09.273946 application/epub+zip 211411 2024-10-04T08:26:04.632969 application/epub+zip 199142 2024-10-04T08:26:03.416137 application/epub+zip 389153 2024-10-04T08:26:12.786944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360608 2024-10-04T08:26:08.262998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320339 2022-09-04T11:35:15.406506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332369 332300 2024-10-04T08:26:00.644975 2023-10-04T07:54:46.709862 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 327233 2021-01-02T09:42:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 123300 2021-01-02T09:42:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 319469 2021-01-02T09:42:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122162 2021-01-02T09:42:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22228 2024-10-04T08:26:13.305937 application/rdf+xml 13985 2024-10-04T08:26:03.973974 image/jpeg 3809 2024-10-04T08:26:03.694987 image/jpeg 203419 2024-10-04T08:26:01.486003 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 fr.wikipedia