02101cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000190011324500300013226400510016230000470021333600260026033700260028633800360031250000310034850801180037952011790049753400450167665300180172185600430173999900170178217874UtSlPG20260610133421.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7ait2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aBettoni, Paolo10aTre racconti sentimentali 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-02-27  aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Tre racconti sentimentali" by Paolo Bettoni is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The stories explore themes of virtue, vice, and the struggles of the impoverished in Milan during challenging social conditions. The prominent characters are often weak individuals grappling with moral dilemmas, as seen through the lens of their societal contexts.  The opening portion introduces the first story, "Vizio, Miseria e Virtù," set in a dilapidated tenement in Milan, characterized by its grim and unsanitary conditions. We are introduced to Tribolo, an elderly tenant who has survived numerous hardships yet engages in unscrupulous acts such as usury. His interactions with other residents, including a destitute mason's family grappling with sudden loss and poverty, unfold against a backdrop of despair and moral complexity. The narrative hints at the struggle for survival faced by the tenants, especially young Cecilia, who becomes a target of exploitation by Tribolo and another character, the wealthy shopkeeper, thereby exploring the intricate relationship between poverty and moral degradation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17874  c59260d59260