Project Gutenberg 2009-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 322 Petruccelli della Gattina, Ferdinando 1816 1890 Gattina, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Della Gattina, Ferdinando Petruccelli Il Re prega: Romanzo Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli the Online Distributed Proofreading Europe Team at http://dp.rastko.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Il Re Prega: Romanzo" by Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative begins in a rustic Italian village called Lauria, portraying the lives of its inhabitants, particularly focusing on Don Diego Spani, a troubled priest, and his younger sister, Bambina. The story sets the stage for themes of societal constraints, spiritual conflict, and familial loyalty against the backdrop of the rigid social hierarchy of the time. The opening of the novel introduces the setting of Lauria, depicting the stark contrast between its two halves and the struggles of its residents. Don Diego is presented as a strong yet conflicted figure, grappling with the expectations of his priestly duties and his deeper desires for freedom and connection. His relationship with his sister Bambina reveals their close bond but also hints at societal tensions, as Don Diego's reputation and livelihood are threatened by accusations of wrongdoing. As the narrative unfolds, the siblings prepare to leave their village behind for a new life in Naples, marking the beginning of their quest for dignity and autonomy in a repressive society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian fiction -- 19th century PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 717164 2025-06-12T05:02:13.805421 text/html 716985 2025-01-12T04:56:22.592996 text/html 344959 2025-06-12T05:02:25.251370 application/epub+zip 355313 2025-06-12T05:02:17.077447 application/epub+zip 351160 2025-06-12T05:02:15.657417 application/epub+zip 611021 2025-06-12T05:02:31.749830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566991 2025-06-12T05:02:24.347378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513672 2022-09-13T11:50:40.729053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652476 2025-06-12T05:02:13.204424 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 647312 2009-05-20T09:39:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 253330 2009-05-20T09:39:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17936 2025-06-12T05:02:31.906809 application/rdf+xml 12696 2025-06-12T05:02:16.255387 image/jpeg 3244 2025-06-12T05:02:15.969389 image/jpeg 338638 2025-06-12T05:02:13.875394 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