Project Gutenberg 2008-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 175 De Roberto, Federico 1861 1927 De Roberto, Federigo Roberto, Federico de Spasimo Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Carla 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) "Spasimo" by Federico De Roberto is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book delves into a tragic incident involving the death of the countess d'Arda, discovered at her villa beside Lake Geneva, and explores the complex emotions of the people connected to her, especially the prince Alessio Zakunine, who is deeply affected by her demise. The narrative seems to intertwine themes of love, despair, and existential questioning, as well as incorporating a murder investigation element. The opening of "Spasimo" introduces the reader to the scene where the countess is found dead at her villa, apparently from a gunshot wound. This shocking event occurs before a backdrop of intrigue among those present, including her lover, the prince Zakunine, who is portrayed as distraught and fearful. The initial moments are filled with chaotic emotion as onlookers and servants try to understand what has happened, while conversations hint at past grievances and the nature of the relationships between the characters. The arrival of law enforcement further escalates the tension, suggesting an exploration of culpability as suspicions arise, especially concerning the prince and a mysterious young woman present. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 447107 2025-06-11T09:34:05.458466 text/html 446928 2025-01-11T12:29:22.543168 text/html 232224 2025-06-11T09:34:12.677404 application/epub+zip 238240 2025-06-11T09:34:07.468447 application/epub+zip 238240 2025-06-11T09:34:06.218472 application/epub+zip 397595 2025-06-11T09:34:16.753433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374694 2025-06-11T09:34:11.912397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351604 2022-09-12T14:18:24.840179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409640 2025-06-11T09:34:05.027425 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 406453 2021-01-04T10:52:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152163 2021-01-04T10:52:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17627 2025-06-11T09:34:16.898371 application/rdf+xml 10687 2025-06-11T09:34:06.770413 image/jpeg 3021 2025-06-11T09:34:06.496439 image/jpeg 229292 2025-06-11T09:34:05.500450 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