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100 1 _aTreves, Virginia,
_d1849-1916
245 1 0 _aVerso il mistero: Novelle
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-07-08
508 _aGianfranco De Robertis, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Verso il mistero: Novelle" by Virginia Treves is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Valentina, a passionate and determined young woman who has recently graduated in medicine and is exploring her independence and professional aspirations, while navigating complex family dynamics and a budding romance with the enigmatic engineer Lodovico Arcelli, who is battling a mysterious illness. The opening of the work introduces Valentina as she engages in her studies, focusing on neurology, amid a conversation with her mother urging her to reconsider marrying Lodovico, whom she suspects is mentally unstable. Valentina, fiercely supportive of her love and his intellectual pursuits, counters her mother's fears, believing strongly in both her capability and their love. The narrative swiftly develops to reveal Valentina’s commitment to understanding Lodovico's illness, which manifests in violent episodes, spurring her deep emotional and professional interest in both her husband and the medical challenges he faces. As the story unfolds, it becomes evident that Valentina’s journey is not just about love, but also about addressing the societal constraints surrounding women in medicine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aItalian fiction -- 20th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65796
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