Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 132 Zschokke, Heinrich 1771 1848 Zschokke, Johann Heinrich Daniel Morley, Henry 1822 1894 Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory) 1775 1818 Lewis, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Monk The Bravo of Venice: A Romance Translation of Abällino, der grosse Bandit. Transcribed from the 1886 Cassell & Company edition by David Price "The Bravo of Venice: A Romance" by Heinrich Zschokke is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of Venice and follows the tragic character Abellino, a beggar who possesses a noble past but now teeters on the edge of desperation, navigating the treacherous world of bandits and moral dilemmas. As he grapples with his fate, he must confront themes of honor, loss, and the possibility of redemption amidst the chaos of his surroundings. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Abellino, who reflects on his miserable situation while sitting alone near the canal in Venice on a moonlit night. Struggling with hunger and despair, he vows to take action and ends up intervening to save a stranger from an assassin, unveiling his potential for bravery. The narrative quickly shifts to depict Abellino aligning with bandits after finding himself in dire straits. As he grapples with the implications of his actions, the decision to embrace the life of a "bravo" intertwines with his past and hopes for future greatness, setting the stage for a complex exploration of identity and morality in a world rife with danger and temptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Venice (Italy) -- Fiction Gothic fiction PT Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 247158 2025-08-02T04:01:16.758677 text/html 249287 2014-09-27T02:45:46 text/html 481438 2025-08-02T04:01:20.695622 application/epub+zip 483686 2025-08-02T04:01:17.403632 application/epub+zip 138472 2025-08-02T04:01:17.060738 application/epub+zip 573033 2025-08-02T04:01:23.432678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550700 2025-08-02T04:01:20.196646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206891 2022-09-02T05:35:54.546625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229347 2025-08-02T04:01:16.284640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229475 2014-09-27T02:45:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20165 2025-08-02T04:01:23.580606 application/rdf+xml 22985 2025-08-02T04:01:17.135653 image/jpeg 3503 2025-08-02T04:01:17.097635 image/jpeg 86957 2014-09-27T02:48:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 474130 2014-09-27T02:48:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 475641 2025-08-02T04:01:16.790699 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia