Project Gutenberg 2023-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 122 Bettoni, Paolo Un'eroica famiglia bresciana - Fiero misfatto e fiera vendetta $aMilano :$bSanvito, $c1861. Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This transcription was produced from images generously made available by Bayerische Staatsbibliothek / Bavarian State Library.) "Un'eroica famiglia bresciana - Fiero misfatto e fiera vendetta" by Paolo Bettoni is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the turbulent times of Italian independence against Austrian rule, focusing on the lives of Elisa, a widow mourning her husband who died for the cause of liberty, and her son Faustino, who is grappling with the implications of his father's legacy and the harsh realities of their existence under oppression. The novel explores themes of patriotism, loss, and resilience against tyranny. At the start of the narrative, the scene is set in Brescia during the aftermath of the failed Italian revolutions against Austria. Elisa and her thirteen-year-old son Faustino visit the grave of her husband, reflecting on the sacrifices made for their country. The passage illustrates their mourning, mingled with deep-seated anger toward their oppressors. As they navigate their grief, Faustino expresses a growing sense of nationalistic fervor, while Elisa strives to educate him on the values of honor and patriotism. Their lives take a darker turn as they face political adversity, culminating in their arrest following the discovery that Elisa had sought to keep her husband’s memory alive by providing him with a nearby burial, a move seen as treasonous under the current regime. The dynamic between mother and son forms the emotional core of the story, setting the stage for their struggle against the forces that threaten their very identity and freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.braidense.it/dire/eroica.pdf 20230104042551bettoni 1861 IT Reading ease score: 46.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Short stories, Italian Italian fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 283164 2025-06-28T11:38:23.229311 text/html 257710 2023-10-26T13:23:06 text/html 360457 2025-06-28T11:38:27.332316 application/epub+zip 360741 2025-06-28T11:38:24.120344 application/epub+zip 182983 2025-06-28T11:38:23.659356 application/epub+zip 441663 2025-06-28T11:38:30.018291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423201 2025-06-28T11:38:26.902325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252825 2025-06-28T11:38:22.748338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232870 2023-10-26T13:23:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16058 2025-06-28T11:38:30.147260 application/rdf+xml 11441 2025-06-28T11:38:23.766327 image/jpeg 2878 2025-06-28T11:38:23.713294 image/jpeg 344134 2025-06-28T11:38:23.258359 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