Project Gutenberg 2010-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 396 Fogazzaro, Antonio 1842 1911 Agnetti, Mary Prichard 1870 1948 Prichard-Agnetti, Mary Prichard, Mary Agnetti Prichard-Agnetti, M. Agnetti-Pritchard, M. 07000444 The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_World_of_the_Past E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico)" by Antonio Fogazzaro is a novel written in the late 19th century. It explores themes of political turmoil and personal devotion set against the backdrop of Italy’s fight for unification during the mid-19th century. The story centers on Don Franco Maironi, a young man caught between his love for Signorina Luisa Rigey and the oppressive weight of his familial obligations, particularly from his domineering grandmother, the Marchesa. The opening of the novel introduces a scene on Lake Lugano, where various characters are preparing to go out in a boat, reflecting the tension between personal desires and external circumstances. Through the character interactions—particularly the anxiousness of Signora Barborin and the imperiousness of her husband, Pasotti—a sense of the local social dynamics unfolds, giving insight into the relationships and tensions among them. Don Franco is soon revealed to be embroiled in his own struggles, indicating his deep feelings for Luisa amid the weight of societal expectations and familial pressure, setting the stage for his internal conflict as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Italy -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 820406 2025-06-13T15:55:31.349184 text/html 833876 2010-09-20T12:31:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 304946 2010-09-20T12:33:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 408620 2025-06-13T15:55:46.098096 application/epub+zip 413662 2025-06-13T15:55:35.861128 application/epub+zip 403383 2025-06-13T15:55:33.951175 application/epub+zip 730311 2025-06-13T15:55:53.669070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670981 2025-06-13T15:55:44.413097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629001 2022-09-15T11:43:58.024171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751148 2025-06-13T15:55:29.574160 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 750764 2010-09-20T12:28:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 285258 2010-09-20T12:28:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 750772 2010-09-20T12:28:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285130 2010-09-20T12:28:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21466 2025-06-13T15:55:53.842043 application/rdf+xml 15471 2025-06-13T15:55:34.550171 image/jpeg 3766 2025-06-13T15:55:34.252152 image/jpeg 379563 2025-06-13T15:55:31.417156 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