Project Gutenberg 2012-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 136 Woolson, Constance Fenimore 1840 1894 March, Anne 04015058 The Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories The front yard -- Neptune's shore -- A pink villa -- The street of the Hyacinth -- A Christmas party -- In Venice. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Front Yard and Other Italian Stories" by Constance Fenimore Woolson is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The narratives focus on various characters navigating life and personal aspirations in the context of Italian settings, exploring themes of love, sacrifice, and cultural identity. The leading character in the opening story, Prudence Wilkin, is a New England woman who struggles to adapt to her new life in Italy while yearning for the comfort and respectability symbolized by the ideal of a front yard. At the start of the book, Prudence is introduced as a hardworking widow living in Assisi, burdened by her demanding household that includes her elderly mother-in-law and several children, all while fantasizing about creating a front yard free from the stench and chaos of a neighboring cow-shed. Her thoughts reveal a deeper longing for a sense of self and beauty cultivated through hard work and dreams. The scene is set with Prudence’s reflections on her challenging domestic life, her ambitions for improvement, and the dynamics with her family members, foreshadowing the struggle for fulfillment amid her harsh realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38517/38517-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories, American Americans -- Italy -- Fiction Italy -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 496748 2025-07-15T13:44:44.945163 text/html 499443 2012-01-15T07:28:42 text/html 3464910 2025-07-15T13:44:52.258671 application/epub+zip 3464595 2025-07-15T13:44:45.962132 application/epub+zip 247039 2025-07-15T13:44:45.387140 application/epub+zip 3598678 2025-07-15T13:44:57.055577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3564422 2025-07-15T13:44:51.148622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362817 2022-09-17T14:39:06.294121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460121 2025-07-15T13:44:44.022133 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 459816 2012-01-15T07:28:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 459826 2012-01-15T07:28:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21945 2025-07-15T13:44:57.207588 application/rdf+xml 14232 2025-07-15T13:44:45.471156 image/jpeg 2254 2025-07-15T13:44:45.430130 image/jpeg 175757 2012-01-15T07:35:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 3370299 2012-01-15T07:35:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 175707 2012-01-15T07:35:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 3437093 2025-07-15T13:44:45.067189 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