Project Gutenberg 2004-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 161 Various Verschillende Various, Various Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 Produced by Jon Ingram, Victoria Woosley, the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team, and The Internet Library of Early Journals "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844" by Various is a historical magazine published in the early 19th century that features a variety of literary works, essays, and stories. This particular issue includes narratives exploring themes such as piracy, the slave trade, and social dynamics in historical contexts, with a focus on Venice and the Adriatic region. The opening of the magazine introduces the story "The Pirates of Segna," which sets the stage for a tale steeped in adventure and conflict. It opens with Antonio, a painter in Venice, grappling with guilt for disobeying his master, Contarini. As he becomes enamored with a mysterious elderly woman, his day is interrupted by a popular festival involving a mock battle between two factions in Venice. Amidst the excitement, the tension escalates as shadowy figures, presumably pirates, emerge, leading to chaos that intertwines with the protagonist’s quest for identity and connection, setting the tone for the unfolding drama that captures the essence of Venetian life during this turbulent period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Scotland -- Periodicals England -- Periodicals AP Text Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Journals 648478 2025-07-06T06:24:13.253022 text/html 639429 2024-10-28T20:38:20 text/html 348373 2025-07-06T06:24:23.010953 application/epub+zip 353607 2025-07-06T06:24:17.082976 application/epub+zip 318841 2025-07-06T06:24:15.725964 application/epub+zip 682545 2025-07-06T06:24:27.672894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652040 2025-07-06T06:24:22.097987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608276 2022-09-07T03:23:21.791581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575188 2023-10-06T10:03:03.063417 text/plain 555260 2024-10-28T20:38:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16502 2025-07-06T06:24:27.794925 application/rdf+xml 24646 2025-07-06T06:24:16.236965 image/jpeg 4826 2025-07-06T06:24:15.981936 image/jpeg 336504 2025-07-06T06:24:13.301998 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