Project Gutenberg 2021-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 124 Mastriani, Francesco 1819 1891 Il mio cadavere Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive) "Il mio cadavere" by Francesco Mastriani is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set in Naples and introduces the struggles of a poor family, focusing on themes of love, morality, and the fate of the vulnerable in society. The central character, Giacomo Fritzheim, is portrayed as a devoted father whose impending death brings to light the challenges faced by his children, especially Lucia, who is caught between her love for Daniele, a young man with a dubious nature. The opening of the novel depicts a poignant scene in which Giacomo lies on his deathbed, surrounded by his mourning family. As the grim reality of his death sinks in, we see the compassion of Padre Ambrogio, a priest who cares for the ailing man and strives to comfort his children. The family dynamics are introduced, highlighting Lucia's nurturing nature contrasted with her brother Uccello's innocence amid his mental challenges, and the arrival of Daniele, who elicits conflicting emotions in Lucia and the family due to his complex history with them. This beginning sets the stage for themes of sacrifice, familial love, and the darker aspects of human relationships that will unfold as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Category: Novels 573401 2025-06-25T10:53:47.390171 text/html 551072 2024-10-18T10:08:25 text/html 440462 2025-06-25T10:53:54.839118 application/epub+zip 438121 2025-06-25T10:53:48.628157 application/epub+zip 327119 2025-06-25T10:53:48.013113 application/epub+zip 572845 2025-06-25T10:53:59.725072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536454 2025-06-25T10:53:54.275070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425523 2022-09-29T03:38:32.977719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529615 2025-06-25T10:53:46.573115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509769 2024-10-18T10:08:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16631 2025-06-25T10:53:59.860111 application/rdf+xml 15953 2025-06-25T10:53:48.139155 image/jpeg 3144 2025-06-25T10:53:48.077108 image/jpeg 361033 2025-06-25T10:53:47.442217 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