Project Gutenberg 2004-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 134 Praga, Emilio 1839 1875 Memorie del Presbiterio: Scene di Provincia Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Memorie del Presbiterio: Scene di Provincia" by Emilio Praga is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in a small Alpine village, exploring the lives of its inhabitants through a blend of pastoral scenes and complex human emotions, focusing particularly on the character of a priest and the surrounding community. The opening of the story introduces the protagonist, a young painter, who arrives at the village where various memorable encounters await him. He reflects on his journey and the joy of being in nature, yet also carries a sense of melancholy as he contemplates his mother and previous experiences. The painter's initial interactions are marked by a humorous yet introspective tone, as he meets a local who suggests he seek hospitality from the town's curato. This leads to a vivid depiction of village life, the curato's character, and hints at underlying tensions within the community, particularly involving the curato's land rights and the local authorities. The atmosphere is rich with a sense of place, humor, and deeper emotional currents, setting the stage for the intertwining lives of the characters in this thoughtful exploration of provincial life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian literature PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 518338 2025-06-21T21:41:16.905257 text/html 518348 518221 2024-11-06T09:04:58.170872 2023-10-06T10:01:56.929362 text/html text/html 275617 2025-06-21T21:41:37.717150 application/epub+zip 283725 2025-06-21T21:41:26.770262 application/epub+zip 268504 2025-06-21T21:41:21.009221 application/epub+zip 560593 2025-06-21T21:41:47.320115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519866 2025-06-21T21:41:36.799216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426828 2022-09-07T03:21:41.773750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457878 2025-06-21T21:41:16.215289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 438074 2024-10-28T20:38:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11590 2025-06-21T21:41:47.465102 application/rdf+xml 18175 2025-06-21T21:41:25.945204 image/jpeg 3921 2025-06-21T21:41:25.662201 image/jpeg 271122 2025-06-21T21:41:16.955254 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia