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050 4 _aPT
100 1 _aZschokke, Heinrich,
_d1771-1848
245 1 4 _aThe Bravo of Venice: A Romance
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2001
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTranslation of Abällino, der grosse Bandit.
500 _aRelease date is 2001-07-01
508 _aTranscribed from the 1886 Cassell & Company edition by David Price
520 _a"The Bravo of Venice: A Romance" by Heinrich Zschokke is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of Venice and follows the tragic character Abellino, a beggar who possesses a noble past but now teeters on the edge of desperation, navigating the treacherous world of bandits and moral dilemmas. As he grapples with his fate, he must confront themes of honor, loss, and the possibility of redemption amidst the chaos of his surroundings. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Abellino, who reflects on his miserable situation while sitting alone near the canal in Venice on a moonlit night. Struggling with hunger and despair, he vows to take action and ends up intervening to save a stranger from an assassin, unveiling his potential for bravery. The narrative quickly shifts to depict Abellino aligning with bandits after finding himself in dire straits. As he grapples with the implications of his actions, the decision to embrace the life of a "bravo" intertwines with his past and hopes for future greatness, setting the stage for a complex exploration of identity and morality in a world rife with danger and temptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aVenice (Italy) -- Fiction
653 _aGothic fiction
700 1 _aMorley, Henry,
_d1822-1894
700 1 _aLewis, M. G.
_q(Matthew Gregory),
_d1775-1818
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2706
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