Project Gutenberg 2006-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 70 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas Le corricolo Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Anne Dreze, Marc D'Hooghe and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders "Le corricolo" by Alexandre Dumas is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story unfolds in Naples, focusing on the intriguing and lively interactions of its characters as they navigate the vibrant city while traveling in the unique mode of transport known as the corricolo, a horse-drawn carriage. The book juxtaposes the whimsical nature of this vehicle with the societal intricacies and relationships of its passengers. The opening of "Le corricolo" introduces us to the titular carriage and its humorous capacity to cram a large number of people into a small space, creating a lively tableau that reflects the chaos and camaraderie of Neapolitan life. We meet a diverse cast, including a hefty monk at the center of the assembled crowd, various women and their husbands, along with children playing beneath the carriage. As the story progresses, we’re introduced to characters such as M. Martin Zir, an esteemed hotelier, and the deposed Dey of Algiers, who faces challenges due to the restrictions of his previous entitlements. The narrative cleverly sets the stage for a tale steeped in comedy and social commentary, blending the everyday realities of the city with the dramatic twists of its characters' lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Naples (Italy) -- Description and travel DG Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography 1396249 1396119 2024-10-04T10:14:02.513176 2023-10-04T09:17:23.699831 text/html text/html 1396242 1396112 2024-10-04T10:14:02.976192 2023-10-04T09:17:24.058854 text/html text/html 570515 2024-10-04T10:14:18.576661 application/epub+zip 593745 2024-10-04T10:14:05.673683 application/epub+zip 593745 2024-10-04T10:14:04.126175 application/epub+zip 994335 2024-10-04T10:14:28.662587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 914597 2024-10-04T10:14:17.393624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 882179 2022-09-05T03:38:30.012363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1274796 1274717 2024-10-04T10:14:01.518212 2023-10-04T09:17:22.920824 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1243694 2006-07-31T10:26:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 469226 2006-07-31T10:26:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19653 2024-10-04T10:14:28.798526 application/rdf+xml 10910 2024-10-04T10:14:04.685149 image/jpeg 2937 2024-10-04T10:14:04.404197 image/jpeg 560564 2024-10-04T10:14:03.100207 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