Project Gutenberg 2024-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 133 Cagna, Achille Giovanni 1847 1931 Vettori, C. Racconti umoristici, vol. 2/2 $aMilano :$bBarbini, $c1873. Una Croce meritata: Sproloquio. Manifestazioni d'un genio! Eureka. Nemo propheta in patria. La forza del Destino. Il sole entra in Capricorno. La dabbenaggine alla prova. Diplomazia dell'asino. Apoteosi -- Lei, Voi e Tu -- Versi alla buona: Il Cavaliere. La Morale. Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano) "Racconti umoristici, vol. 2/2" by Achille Giovanni Cagna is a collection of humorous short stories written during the late 19th century. The narratives delve into everyday life, exploring themes of ambition, social status, and human folly through engaging characters such as Pomponio, whose aspirations for recognition lead him into comedic predicaments. At the start of "Una Croce Meritata," the story introduces Pomponio, a young man with grand ambitions and a desire for prestige, who begins his journey fueled by his longing for a medal. As he navigates various paths, including trying to become a successful playwright, he finds himself at a wedding where he becomes unwittingly entangled in the ensuing festivities, resulting in a series of misadventures that leave him battered and humiliated. His persistence for social climbing continues even in the wake of failure, as he becomes fixated on earning a noble title, illustrating the often absurd nature of personal ambition and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231201090204cagna 1873 IT Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. it Humorous stories Italian fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 177223 2025-07-29T10:08:30.559973 text/html 151742 2024-08-04T14:07:31 text/html 288757 2025-07-29T10:08:36.367927 application/epub+zip 286513 2025-07-29T10:08:32.101990 application/epub+zip 155781 2025-07-29T10:08:31.197951 application/epub+zip 226032 2025-07-29T10:08:39.440907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221673 2025-07-29T10:08:35.744923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135749 2025-07-29T10:08:29.836949 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115830 2024-08-04T14:07:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16289 2025-07-29T10:08:39.611882 application/rdf+xml 7416 2025-07-29T10:08:31.668942 image/jpeg 2031 2025-07-29T10:08:31.541920 image/jpeg 197698 2025-07-29T10:08:30.580947 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 en.wikipedia it.wikipedia