Project Gutenberg 2012-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 276 Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 Dumas, Alexander Dumas, Alexandre, pere père, Alexandre Dumas The Sicilian Bandit From the Volume "Captain Paul" Produced by David Widger "The Sicilian Bandit" by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The story unfolds in Sicily and centers on Pascal Bruno, a young man with a tragic past related to his family's dark history and the consequences of noble betrayal. The narrative promises themes of love, vengeance, and the struggle between social classes, set against the richly depicted backdrop of Palermo and its cultural tensions. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the beautiful city of Palermo and its intertwining stories of ambition, pride, and love. We meet Countess Gemma, who is presented as a figure of beauty and nobility but finds herself in a complicated romantic entanglement involving her fiancé, Gaetano, and an unexpected visitor, Pascal Bruno. The events take a dramatic turn as Pascal confronts Gemma in a bid to negotiate his love for Teresa, a young woman betrothed to Gaetano, leading to tensions that ignite a deeper historical conflict tied to Pascal's father's execution. This opening sets the stage for a tale imbued with heroism, betrayal, and a bandit's quest for meaning amid the chaos of Sicilian politics and personal vendettas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Brigands and robbers -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 233539 2025-07-16T15:13:13.018031 text/html 220911 2024-10-23T11:54:01 text/html 153134 2025-07-16T15:13:19.003031 application/epub+zip 156177 2025-07-16T15:13:15.727047 application/epub+zip 140456 2025-07-16T15:13:14.637016 application/epub+zip 303705 2025-07-16T15:13:21.481985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285790 2025-07-16T15:13:18.351032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274794 2022-09-18T19:32:35.840373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198021 2025-07-16T15:13:12.576058 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197802 2016-11-21T11:21:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17173 2025-07-16T15:13:21.603012 application/rdf+xml 14471 2025-07-16T15:13:15.126032 image/jpeg 3711 2025-07-16T15:13:14.879013 image/jpeg 150920 2025-07-16T15:13:13.035059 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 fr.wikipedia