Project Gutenberg 2006-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 163 Barrili, Anton Giulio 1836 1908 Barrili, Antonio Giulio Galatea 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 Nazionale Braidense - Milano) "Galatea" by Anton Giulio Barrili is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative appears to explore themes of introspection, the complexity of human relationships, and a contrast between urban and rural life, centered around the character Rinaldo Morelli. Through his letters, Rinaldo reflects on feelings of ennui, the absurdity of social conventions, and the fleeting nature of beauty and love. The opening of the novel introduces us to Rinaldo, who has retreated to a rural setting to escape his busy life and restore his frayed nerves. As he pens a letter to his friend Filippo, he muses about the nature of existence, the human condition, and sardonic observations of society. He expresses his disillusionment with relationships, particularly romantic ones, and shares his wistful dreams of an idealized woman from his past. The narrative begins to weave a sense of place as Rinaldo describes the surrounding countryside and hints at interactions with other characters, including the spirited and vibrant signorina Wilson, who seems poised to challenge his solitude and provoke his thoughts further. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Category: Novels 441644 2025-08-08T09:13:48.877375 text/html 441465 2025-01-08T09:43:59.315924 text/html 230471 2025-08-08T09:13:55.282821 application/epub+zip 236335 2025-08-08T09:13:50.577832 application/epub+zip 236335 2025-08-08T09:13:49.508844 application/epub+zip 404653 2025-08-08T09:13:59.095763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376045 2025-08-08T09:13:54.614821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350845 2022-09-09T09:23:33.082103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403475 2025-08-08T09:13:48.445356 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400336 2006-10-01T18:02:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17425 2025-08-08T09:13:59.234779 application/rdf+xml 10295 2025-08-08T09:13:49.995834 image/jpeg 2979 2025-08-08T09:13:49.751830 image/jpeg 159160 2006-10-01T18:02:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 226380 2025-08-08T09:13:48.915316 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