The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico)
Fogazzaro, Antonio, 1842-1911
The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico) - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_World_of_the_Past Release date is 2010-09-20
E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
"The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico)" by Antonio Fogazzaro is a novel published in 1895. Set during the 1850s Italian Risorgimento, it follows Franco Maironi and Luisa Rigey, whose marriage faces opposition from Franco's pro-Austrian grandmother. She withholds his inheritance and persecutes the couple for their patriotic beliefs. When tragedy strikes their young daughter, their conflicting temperaments—his religious idealism versus her skeptical materialism—threaten to destroy their bond entirely. This alpine tale explores love, faith, and political conviction against the backdrop of Italy's struggle for independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
07000444
Italy -- Fiction
PQ
The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico) - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_World_of_the_Past Release date is 2010-09-20
E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
"The Patriot (Piccolo Mondo Antico)" by Antonio Fogazzaro is a novel published in 1895. Set during the 1850s Italian Risorgimento, it follows Franco Maironi and Luisa Rigey, whose marriage faces opposition from Franco's pro-Austrian grandmother. She withholds his inheritance and persecutes the couple for their patriotic beliefs. When tragedy strikes their young daughter, their conflicting temperaments—his religious idealism versus her skeptical materialism—threaten to destroy their bond entirely. This alpine tale explores love, faith, and political conviction against the backdrop of Italy's struggle for independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
07000444
Italy -- Fiction
PQ