Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 146 Trollope, Thomas Adolphus 1810 1892 Trollope, T. Adolphus (Thomas Adolphus) A Siren Produced by Tapio Riikonen, tapri@kolumbus.fi HTML version by Chuck Greif "A Siren" by Thomas Adolphus Trollope is a novel written in the late 19th century that unfolds during the Carnival season in the historical city of Ravenna. The story primarily revolves around the characters of the Marchese Lamberto di Castelmare, his nephew Ludovico, and the renowned singer Bianca Lalli, as they navigate the excitement and tumultuous emotions during the final night of revelry before Lent. Themes of jealousy, desire, and societal expectations are likely to be central as the characters encounter each other amidst the festivities. At the start of the novel, the vibrant atmosphere of the Carnival is vividly depicted, emphasizing how the celebration intensifies towards its end. Ludovico and Bianca enjoy the night together while the Marchese Lamberto, witnessing their connection, grapples with feelings of jealousy and unrequited love for Bianca. As Ludovico proposes an excursion to the nearby Pineta forest for the following morning, setting the stage for possible complications, a sense of tension builds between the characters. Father Fabiano, a local monk, observes the emotional turbulence surrounding the younger generations, hinting at the deeper ramifications of their romantic entanglements. Overall, the opening chapters establish a rich backdrop and complex character dynamics that promise to lead to dramatic developments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1004878 2025-07-02T13:39:23.913865 text/html 1011134 2011-02-22T12:02:38 text/html 436433 2025-07-02T13:39:33.932841 application/epub+zip 450234 2025-07-02T13:39:26.017853 application/epub+zip 450234 2025-07-02T13:39:24.764882 application/epub+zip 747107 2025-07-02T13:39:40.400873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 719203 2025-07-02T13:39:33.102812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693547 2022-09-03T06:16:07.876983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 975839 2025-07-02T13:39:22.570928 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 975738 2011-02-22T12:02:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18957 2025-07-02T13:39:40.528875 application/rdf+xml 11090 2025-07-02T13:39:25.265922 image/jpeg 3190 2025-07-02T13:39:25.013881 image/jpeg 360126 2011-02-22T12:03:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 355503 2011-02-22T12:03:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 426542 2025-07-02T13:39:23.988937 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