Project Gutenberg 2012-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 286 Balbo, Cesare, conte 1789 1853 Novelle Francesca -- Toniotto e Maria -- La bella Alda -- Margherita -- Imilda -- I due spagnuoli -- L'ebrea -- La marchesina -- Il filosofo -- L'ufficiale in ritiro. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Novelle" by conte Cesare Balbo is a collection of short stories likely written in the early 19th century. This work encompasses a variety of tales that seem to explore themes of love, loss, and social justice through the lens of different characters. The narratives include various protagonists grappling with their circumstances, notably focusing on their relationships and the societal norms surrounding them. The opening of the collection introduces us to the character of a good-natured schoolmaster who serves as a narrator for the stories. He discusses the dangers of gossip and calumny while recounting the somber fate of Francesca, a noble girl who endures the tragic consequences of political strife and social isolation after her family falls from grace. As Francesca navigates her life in poverty, her innocent love for Manfredi—a nobleman with a similar background—becomes complicated by external pressures and expectations. The initial story sets the tone for the collection, hinting at deeper moral reflections woven through the personal struggles and societal critique evident in the upcoming tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39658/39658-rst/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 42.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian fiction Short stories, Italian PQ Text IT Racconti Category: Short Stories 662647 2025-08-16T07:07:12.262523 text/html 664169 2012-05-08T19:22:32 text/html 290999 2025-08-16T07:07:22.553500 application/epub+zip 687951 2025-01-16T07:29:26.867698 application/pdf 671688 2025-01-16T07:29:16.052837 application/pdf 295718 2025-08-16T07:07:16.257504 application/epub+zip 295688 2025-08-16T07:07:13.998550 application/epub+zip 436167 2025-08-16T07:07:27.098464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399894 2025-08-16T07:07:21.004519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400096 2022-09-18T07:33:08.106022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607850 2025-08-16T07:07:11.814547 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 615106 2012-05-08T19:24:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 601903 2012-05-08T19:24:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24571 2025-08-16T07:07:27.238450 application/rdf+xml 593128 2025-08-16T07:07:11.575530 text/x-rst 593130 2012-05-08T19:24:58 text/x-rst 7710 2025-08-16T07:07:14.671512 image/jpeg 1671 2025-08-16T07:07:14.332515 image/jpeg 235509 2012-05-08T19:24:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 233869 2012-05-08T19:24:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 261486 2012-05-08T19:22:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 243947 2012-05-08T19:24:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 263706 2025-08-16T07:07:12.320539 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