Project Gutenberg 2009-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 74 Guerrazzi, Francesco Domenico 1804 1873 Guerrazzi, F. D. (Francesco Domenico) La serpicina 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 The Internet Archive) "La serpicina" by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi is a narrative tale written in the mid-19th century. This book provides a commentary on human nature through a fable-like story that intertwines themes of morality, justice, and the human condition. Set against the backdrop of a wintry carnival, it explores philosophical and societal issues through a variety of characters encountered by the narrator. The narrative unfolds as the protagonist, seeking warmth and companionship, visits a local osteria where he engages in conversations with various colorful characters. Among them is Lazzaro, a dye worker, who shares a fable involving a good-natured montanino (mountain man) and a cunning, self-serving serpentine creature. This tale, framed as a discussion of justice and morality, reflects on themes of ingratitude and the complexities of human behavior, concluding that the noble acts of the montanino are ultimately unreciprocated by the serpentine creature. The story utilizes allegory to critique societal norms and human relationships, emphasizing the idea that good deeds often go unrewarded in a harsh world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Racconti Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Philosophy & Ethics 80391 2025-07-11T10:47:05.509828 text/html 80212 2025-01-11T14:52:20.296472 text/html 100675 2025-07-11T10:47:09.189819 application/epub+zip 99474 2025-07-11T10:47:07.014814 application/epub+zip 99474 2025-07-11T10:47:06.051821 application/epub+zip 190309 2025-07-11T10:47:10.780819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181911 2025-07-11T10:47:08.591822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149003 2022-09-13T04:30:53.000627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69583 2025-07-11T10:47:05.194825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69157 2009-01-06T14:52:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 3153 2008-11-17T10:06:40 application/octet-stream 1297 2008-11-17T10:06:40 application/octet-stream 36219 2008-11-17T10:06:40 application/octet-stream 46962 2008-11-17T10:06:40 application/octet-stream 48043 2008-11-17T10:06:40 application/octet-stream 47242 2008-11-17T10:06:40 application/octet-stream 49786 2008-11-17T10:06:42 application/octet-stream 46249 2008-11-17T10:06:42 application/octet-stream 45585 2008-11-17T10:06:42 application/octet-stream 45996 2008-11-17T10:06:42 application/octet-stream 46988 2008-11-17T10:06:42 application/octet-stream 46655 2008-11-17T10:06:42 application/octet-stream 47073 2008-11-17T10:06:42 application/octet-stream 44888 2008-11-17T10:06:44 application/octet-stream 44910 2008-11-17T10:06:44 application/octet-stream 46485 2008-11-17T10:06:44 application/octet-stream 44716 2008-11-17T10:06:44 application/octet-stream 44145 2008-11-17T10:06:44 application/octet-stream 48454 2008-11-17T10:06:44 application/octet-stream 39282 2008-11-17T10:06:44 application/octet-stream 46322 2008-11-17T10:06:46 application/octet-stream 36739 2008-11-17T10:06:46 application/octet-stream 46623 2008-11-17T10:06:46 application/octet-stream 46992 2008-11-17T10:06:46 application/octet-stream 43898 2008-11-17T10:06:46 application/octet-stream 39362 2008-11-17T10:06:46 application/octet-stream 26655 2008-11-17T10:06:46 application/octet-stream 1275 2008-11-17T10:06:46 application/octet-stream 47473 2008-11-17T10:06:46 application/octet-stream 52273 2008-11-17T10:06:46 application/octet-stream 18842 2025-07-11T10:47:10.903799 application/rdf+xml 13100 2025-07-11T10:47:06.516836 image/jpeg 3357 2025-07-11T10:47:06.283810 image/jpeg 29121 2009-01-06T14:52:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 98355 2025-07-11T10:47:05.517814 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 it.wikipedia