02526cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000440012624500460017026400510021630000470026733600260031433700260034033800360036650000310040250501190043350801870055252012220073953400450196165300280200665300340203465300480206885600430211699900170215938517UtSlPG20260610133858.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a04015058  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWoolson, Constance Fenimore,d1840-189414aThe Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-01-070 aThe front yard -- Neptune's shore -- A pink villa -- The street of the Hyacinth -- A Christmas party -- In Venice.  aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
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Archive/American Libraries.)  a"The Front Yard and Other Italian Stories" by Constance Fenimore Woolson is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The narratives focus on various characters navigating life and personal aspirations in the context of Italian settings, exploring themes of love, sacrifice, and cultural identity. The leading character in the opening story, Prudence Wilkin, is a New England woman who struggles to adapt to her new life in Italy while yearning for the comfort and respectability symbolized by the ideal of a front yard.  At the start of the book, Prudence is introduced as a hardworking widow living in Assisi, burdened by her demanding household that includes her elderly mother-in-law and several children, all while fantasizing about creating a front yard free from the stench and chaos of a neighboring cow-shed. Her thoughts reveal a deeper longing for a sense of self and beauty cultivated through hard work and dreams. The scene is set with Prudence’s reflections on her challenging domestic life, her ambitions for improvement, and the dynamics with her family members, foreshadowing the struggle for fulfillment amid her harsh realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories, American  aAmericans -- Italy -- Fiction  aItaly -- Social life and customs -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38517  c79356d79356