Project Gutenberg 2022-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 173 D'Annunzio, Gabriele 1863 1938 Annunzio, Gabriele d' Montenevoso, Gabriele d'Annunzio, principe di Hughes, Agatha Le vergini delle rocce. English The Virgins of the Rocks $aUnited Kingdom :$bW. Heinemann,$c1899. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maidens_of_the_Rocks Andrés V. Galia, Laura Natal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Virgins of the Rocks" by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work delves into themes of beauty, desire, and the complexity of human emotions through the lives of three sisters, each grappling with their personal struggles and aspirations. The narrative suggests an exploration of the interplay between the characters' inner lives and the societal expectations placed upon them. At the start of the novel, the voice of the protagonist reflects on the poignant existence of the three virgin sisters as they await the return of a man who symbolizes hope and change in their cloistered lives. Each sister—Massimilla, Anatolia, and Violante—exudes a distinct persona marked by their yearnings and melancholic realities. As they wait for their visitor, a sense of rivalry among them emerges, revealing their desperation for connection amid the oppressive sorrow of their confinement. The opening sets a rich, atmospheric tone, inviting readers to engage with the characters' inner thoughts and emotions as they navigate their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/virginsofrocks00dannuoft/mode/2up 20200416153455dannunzio 1899 GB Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Italy -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels 423402 2025-06-26T12:21:26.086702 text/html 402423 2024-10-18T19:10:21 text/html 449365 2025-06-26T12:21:31.346121 application/epub+zip 448971 2025-06-26T12:21:26.983082 application/epub+zip 251819 2025-06-26T12:21:26.533078 application/epub+zip 552158 2025-06-26T12:21:34.838047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523360 2025-06-26T12:21:30.920140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326507 2022-09-30T09:14:58.828244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394532 2025-06-26T12:21:25.435097 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 374533 2024-10-18T19:10:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17453 2025-06-26T12:21:34.975057 application/rdf+xml 10982 2025-06-26T12:21:26.650090 image/jpeg 1750 2025-06-26T12:21:26.590101 image/jpeg 419725 2025-06-26T12:21:26.126092 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