02234cam a22003133u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000027001122450012001392640051001513000047002023360026002493370026002753380036003015000031003375080113003685201212004815340045016936530030017386530049017686530061018178560042018786379UtSlPG20260610133152.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBeach, Rex,d1877-194914aThe Net 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-08-01  aProduced by Beth Constantine, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"The Net" by Rex Beach is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story centers around Norvin Blake, an American who travels to Sicily to attend the wedding of his close friend Martel Savigno, but soon finds himself entangled in the dark undercurrents of Sicilian society, including themes of love, loyalty, and the pervasive influence of the Mafia.  The opening of "The Net" introduces us to a late 19th-century Sicilian backdrop through the eyes of Norvin Blake as he journeys from Palermo to the village of San Sebastiano. As he travels, Blake engages in conversation with a young priest who shares local gossip, notably about Martel and his fiancée, the beautiful Contessa Ginini. The narrative intertwines the beauty of the Sicilian landscape with the underlying complexities of socio-political tensions, hinted through the priest's comments and Blake's observations. As Blake arrives, he reunites with Martel and learns of the anticipation surrounding the upcoming wedding, but there are ominous undertones concerning the Mafia's hold on the island, which foreshadows the tragic events that later unfold, including murder and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSicily (Italy) -- Fiction  aMafia -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Fiction  aItalian Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6379