Project Gutenberg 2009-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 225 Tarchetti, Iginio Ugo 1841 1869 Tarchetti, Igino Ugo Tarchetti, I. U. (Iginio Ugo) Racconti umoristici: In cerca di morte; Re per ventiquattrore Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Sormani - Milano) "Racconti umoristici: In cerca di morte; Re per ventiquattrore" by Tarchetti is a collection of humorous tales written in the late 19th century. The stories explore the juxtaposition of life's absurdities and moral dilemmas faced by the characters, particularly in relation to societal norms and personal aspirations. The narratives set the stage for themes of despair, risk, and the sometimes dark humor of human existence. The opening of the narrative centers around the baron Alfredo di Rosen, a figure entangled in high-stakes gambling in London's elite social circles. After losing a substantial fortune at a game, he grapples with the weight of his losses and contemplates suicide as a means of escaping his financial ruin. However, as he navigates through his despair, he becomes increasingly entangled in humorous and ironic predicaments—from challenging his fate through encounters with fate-defying duelists to unexpected acts of heroism during a fire rescue. This blend of dark humor and existential inquiry establishes a compelling tone, leaving the reader curious about the baron's fate and the ensuing escapades that challenge the boundaries between life and death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 37.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian fiction -- 19th century PQ Text IT Racconti Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: Novels 251103 2025-06-11T16:03:22.386014 text/html 261842 2021-01-04T21:43:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 94872 2021-01-04T21:43:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 191057 2025-06-11T16:03:31.025950 application/epub+zip 192429 2025-06-11T16:03:26.641011 application/epub+zip 155454 2025-06-11T16:03:25.084012 application/epub+zip 448754 2025-06-11T16:03:34.324939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424579 2025-06-11T16:03:29.997031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291098 2022-09-13T08:47:05.531747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226759 2025-06-11T16:03:21.832012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224836 2021-01-04T21:43:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86975 2021-01-04T21:43:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18772 2025-06-11T16:03:34.473948 application/rdf+xml 24074 2025-06-11T16:03:25.655986 image/jpeg 4439 2025-06-11T16:03:25.371990 image/jpeg 184939 2025-06-11T16:03:22.412084 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