Project Gutenberg 2006-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 102 Bettoni, Paolo Tre racconti sentimentali Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Tre racconti sentimentali" by Paolo Bettoni is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The stories explore themes of virtue, vice, and the struggles of the impoverished in Milan during challenging social conditions. The prominent characters are often weak individuals grappling with moral dilemmas, as seen through the lens of their societal contexts. The opening portion introduces the first story, "Vizio, Miseria e Virtù," set in a dilapidated tenement in Milan, characterized by its grim and unsanitary conditions. We are introduced to Tribolo, an elderly tenant who has survived numerous hardships yet engages in unscrupulous acts such as usury. His interactions with other residents, including a destitute mason's family grappling with sudden loss and poverty, unfold against a backdrop of despair and moral complexity. The narrative hints at the struggle for survival faced by the tenants, especially young Cecilia, who becomes a target of exploitation by Tribolo and another character, the wealthy shopkeeper, thereby exploring the intricate relationship between poverty and moral degradation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. it Short stories PQ Text IT Racconti Category: Short Stories 205985 2025-08-07T13:22:10.960545 text/html 205806 2025-01-17T16:12:22.974661 text/html 149494 2025-08-07T13:22:15.696536 application/epub+zip 152224 2025-08-07T13:22:12.715529 application/epub+zip 152223 2025-08-07T13:22:11.565572 application/epub+zip 294691 2025-08-07T13:22:17.960531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282975 2025-08-07T13:22:15.006528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238746 2022-09-08T13:29:41.844167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191800 2025-08-07T13:22:10.626568 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190346 2006-02-28T04:57:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16547 2025-08-07T13:22:18.097504 application/rdf+xml 13976 2025-08-07T13:22:12.142567 image/jpeg 3916 2025-08-07T13:22:11.897578 image/jpeg 75935 2006-02-28T04:58:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 150089 2025-08-07T13:22:10.979558 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