Project Gutenberg 2018-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 109 Pellico, Silvio 1789 1854 Palmén, Hjalmar F. Palmén, H. F. Palmen, Hjalmar F. Mie prigioni. Finnish Vankeuteni Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Vankeuteni" by Silvio Pellico is a memoir written in the early 19th century, reflecting the author's experiences during political imprisonment. The book recounts Pellico's personal suffering as he navigates the harrowing trials of incarceration, longing for freedom while grappling with his faith and humanity. The narrative is rich with philosophical contemplation, detailing Pellico's connections to his family and the emotional turmoil of separation. The opening of "Vankeuteni" introduces Pellico's arrest in Milan on October 13, 1820, portraying his initial confusion and despair as he is taken to a prison cell. He reflects on the stark transformation of his life from a state of happiness and familial love to the isolation and oppression of captivity. The chapters convey his deep sense of loss for the comfort of his family, especially during moments of nostalgia, and explore his struggle to maintain hope amidst suffering. Pellico's thoughts shift from despair to a burgeoning faith, as he begins to find solace in prayer and the belief in a higher purpose, setting a poignant tone for the rest of his memoir. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Pellico, Silvio, 1789-1854 -- Imprisonment Authors, Italian -- 19th century -- Biography Political prisoners -- Italy -- Biography Milan (Italy) -- History -- 1535-1859 -- Sources Spilberk (Brno, Czech Republic : Castle) Carbonari -- History -- Sources Political prisoners -- Czech Republic -- Biography PQ Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: Philosophy & Ethics 415242 2025-07-23T05:24:51.689799 text/html 415063 414979 2024-12-24T04:11:20.040530 2023-09-25T03:42:39.224431 text/html text/html 225500 2025-07-23T05:24:58.338833 application/epub+zip 231642 2025-07-23T05:24:53.682831 application/epub+zip 231642 2025-07-23T05:24:52.390819 application/epub+zip 442311 2025-07-23T05:25:02.449788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380488 2025-07-23T05:24:57.613796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347786 2022-09-26T04:59:30.958245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375104 2025-07-23T05:24:51.319813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358864 2018-08-03T05:45:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20145 2025-07-23T05:25:02.582754 application/rdf+xml 12147 2025-07-23T05:24:52.887792 image/jpeg 3181 2025-07-23T05:24:52.639809 image/jpeg 142353 2018-08-03T05:45:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 224285 2025-07-23T05:24:51.724876 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