Project Gutenberg 2001-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 157 Pellico, Silvio 1789 1854 Roscoe, Thomas 1791 1871 Mie prigioni. English My Ten Years' Imprisonment Transcribed from the 1886 Cassell & Co. edition by David Price "My Ten Years' Imprisonment" by Silvio Pellico is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work recounts Pellico's experiences during ten years of imprisonment under the Austrian government, detailing his struggles, thoughts, and reflections on liberty, faith, and the human condition. The book serves as both a personal memoir and a broader commentary on the sociopolitical issues of Italy during this tumultuous period. The opening of the book sets the stage for Pellico's arrest and detention in a Milanese prison. He begins his narrative on the day of his arrest, reflecting on the abrupt shift from a life of freedom to confinement and the heavy emotions tied to thoughts of his family and loved ones. Pellico describes his initial experiences in prison, including the loneliness and despair he feels, as well as his encounters with jailers and fellow prisoners. Throughout these early chapters, he grapples with his circumstances through philosophical reflections and an exploration of his faith, revealing a man determined to retain his humanity amidst suffering. His thoughts often drift to his parents and siblings, creating a poignant backdrop to his narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Pellico, Silvio, 1789-1854 -- Imprisonment Authors, Italian -- 19th century -- Biography Political prisoners -- Italy -- Biography Milan (Italy) -- History -- 1535-1859 -- Sources Spilberk (Brno, Czech Republic : Castle) Carbonari -- History -- Sources Political prisoners -- Czech Republic -- Biography PQ Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European 416263 2025-08-02T04:20:46.661715 text/html 417361 2014-09-19T02:22:01 text/html 530978 2025-08-02T04:20:51.834651 application/epub+zip 536877 2025-08-02T04:20:47.405647 application/epub+zip 210617 2025-08-02T04:20:47.019650 application/epub+zip 719482 2025-08-02T04:20:56.373612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642785 2025-08-02T04:20:51.353628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317734 2022-09-02T06:02:52.487662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393117 2025-08-02T04:20:46.223672 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 393289 2014-09-19T02:22:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20794 2025-08-02T04:20:56.518602 application/rdf+xml 25561 2025-08-02T04:20:47.096653 image/jpeg 3835 2025-08-02T04:20:47.058647 image/jpeg 151209 2014-09-19T02:24:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 519374 2014-09-19T02:24:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 521755 2025-08-02T04:20:46.708645 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 it.wikipedia