Project Gutenberg 2016-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 440 D'Annunzio, Gabriele 1863 1938 Annunzio, Gabriele d' Montenevoso, Gabriele d'Annunzio, principe di Le Novelle della Pescara Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_novelle_della_Pescara La vergine Orsola -- La vergine Anna -- Gli idolatri -- L'eroe -- La veglia funebre -- La contessa d'Amalfi -- La morte del duca d'Ofena -- Il traghettatore -- Agonia -- La fine di Candia -- La fattura -- I marenghi -- La madia -- Mungià -- La guerra del Ponte -- Turlendana ritorna -- Turlendana ebro -- Il cerusico di mare. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Le Novelle della Pescara" by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The work explores various themes, often reflecting on morality, spirituality, and the human condition against the backdrop of the Pescara region in Italy. Central to the first narrative, titled "La Vergine Orsola," is the character of Orsola, who faces profound emotional and existential turmoil. The opening of the story presents the solemn atmosphere surrounding Orsola, who lies ill in bed as a priest arrives to administer the sacrament. The scene is set in a wintry environment, with the imagery emphasizing the stark contrast between life and death. As her sister Camilla and other townsfolk wait anxiously, the gravity of Orsola's illness looms over them. Through rich, descriptive prose, D'Annunzio captures the tension in the room as various characters interact with Orsola, illustrating themes of helplessness, familial bonds, and spiritual reflection. The narrative intertwines Orsola's battle with sickness and the yearning for clarity and redemption amid the looming presence of mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italy -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, Italian Italian fiction -- 20th century PQ Text IT Racconti Category: Short Stories 602752 2025-07-21T08:27:43.766218 text/html 582200 2024-10-23T01:11:41 text/html 348971 2025-07-21T08:27:51.690137 application/epub+zip 346996 2025-07-21T08:27:45.183230 application/epub+zip 306263 2025-07-21T08:27:44.450171 application/epub+zip 503919 2025-07-21T08:27:56.840151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465150 2025-07-21T08:27:50.950233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424444 2022-09-24T06:22:26.479475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543251 2025-07-21T08:27:42.629256 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 523304 2024-10-23T01:11:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18322 2025-07-21T08:27:56.967126 application/rdf+xml 18947 2025-07-21T08:27:44.548685 image/jpeg 2218 2025-07-21T08:27:44.498173 image/jpeg 303922 2025-07-21T08:27:43.820177 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 en.wikipedia