Project Gutenberg 2006-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 202 Ghislanzoni, Antonio 1824 1893 Ghislanzoni, Giuseppe Antonio Ghislanzoni, A. (Antonio) AbrakadabraL Storia dell'avvenire Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Sormani - Milano) "Abrakadabra: Storia dell'avvenire" by Antonio Ghislanzoni is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story opens in an alpine village, introducing an eccentric and mysterious man known only as the "Signore," who becomes the center of attention among the local residents. As he interacts with various townspeople, the book explores complex themes of politics and social ideas through engaging discussions that reveal the characters' ideological differences. The opening of the novel presents the arrival of the Signore in a small village in 1860, where he quickly earns the respect of the townsfolk due to his wealth and benevolence, as well as his engaging yet enigmatic nature. He hosts political discussions with the village's notable figures—a priest, a mayor, and a pharmacist—who represent different ideological perspectives. These debates, particularly through the voices of the pharmacist and mayor, delve into themes of political revolution, societal norms, and the implications of progress, all while the Signore remains a riveting enigma, often eliciting their curiosity and concern with the cryptic term "Abrakadabra." As the narrative unfurls, it sets the tone for deeper explorations of humanity's trajectory and the philosophies guiding social and political movements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 37.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 555640 2025-06-08T07:52:06.057628 text/html 555461 2025-01-08T07:41:19.427945 text/html 291211 2025-06-08T07:52:16.480580 application/epub+zip 299618 2025-06-08T07:52:09.742586 application/epub+zip 283775 2025-06-08T07:52:08.365585 application/epub+zip 584509 2025-06-08T07:52:21.856531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535146 2025-06-08T07:52:15.571585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488543 2022-09-09T07:15:13.127732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501703 2025-06-08T07:52:05.551635 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 498555 2006-08-12T07:46:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 196233 2006-08-12T07:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17722 2025-06-08T07:52:22.001523 application/rdf+xml 18164 2025-06-08T07:52:08.922594 image/jpeg 4194 2025-06-08T07:52:08.644590 image/jpeg 290083 2025-06-08T07:52:06.108608 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 en.wikipedia