Project Gutenberg 2006-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 146 Oriani, Alfredo 1852 1909 Banzole, Ottone di La disfatta Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano) "La disfatta" by Alfredo Oriani is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a delicate group of characters, including the contessa Ginevra, the doctor Ambrosi, and the fragile Bice, as they navigate themes of love, suffering, and the challenges of social expectations. The interpersonal dynamics suggest a rich exploration of human emotions against the backdrop of societal norms. At the start of the novel, the atmosphere is set in a melancholic social gathering where the doctor discusses the ill health of a young woman named Bice. As the evening unfolds, tensions arise surrounding Bice's emotional struggles with love and her frail condition. The interactions reveal complex relationships, particularly the attention of the doctor towards Bice's well-being and hints of her affection for the young lieutenant Lamberto. The opening establishes a sense of foreboding regarding Bice's fate, intertwined with a broader commentary on the nature of human connection and the societal pressures that shape their experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Category: Novels 610018 2025-10-08T11:38:13.962629 text/html 609839 2025-01-08T12:30:51.199099 text/html 289441 2025-10-08T11:38:21.682543 application/epub+zip 299073 2025-10-08T11:38:15.835576 application/epub+zip 299073 2025-10-08T11:38:14.688610 application/epub+zip 509366 2025-10-08T11:38:26.231566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477171 2025-10-08T11:38:20.962550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448481 2022-09-09T12:32:41.738502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555383 2025-10-08T11:38:13.495609 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 551425 2021-01-01T15:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17054 2025-10-08T11:38:26.429518 application/rdf+xml 11042 2025-10-08T11:38:15.176564 image/jpeg 2971 2025-10-08T11:38:14.933562 image/jpeg 208082 2021-01-01T15:42:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 284810 2025-10-08T11:38:14.012578 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