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100	1		_aCapuana, Luigi, _d1839-1915
245	1	3	_aIl Benefattore
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2005
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2005-02-01
505	0		_aIl benefattore -- Per un sogno -- Raccontava il dottor Maggioli: I. I microbi del Signor Sferlazzo. II. L'incredibile esperimento. III. Un geloso!!! IV. La redenzione dei capolavori. V. Due scoperte. IV L'invisible. VII. Il busto -- Care parentesi -- Enimma.
508			_aProduced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Prodotto in comune tra Progetto Manuzio e Project Gutenberg
520			_a"Il Benefattore" by Luigi Capuana is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a small Sicilian town called Settefonti, where an Englishman named Pietro Kyllea arrives with grand plans to buy neglected land and transform it into a flourishing agricultural area. As he navigates local customs and interacts with the townsfolk, Kyllea's presence disrupts the status quo and begins to create a mixture of intrigue and resentment among the local gentry. The opening of the novel introduces us to the arrival of the Englishman at the Albergo del Gallo, where he is met with curiosity and skepticism by the townspeople and the local notary, La Bella. Kyllea expresses his intent to purchase several plots of seemingly worthless land in the Tirantello area. He is met with astonishment, as the local residents, particularly the landowners, are enticed by the prospect of profit but are equally wary of this foreigner's bold ambitions. Tension builds as rumors spread throughout Settefonti about Kyllea's plans, demonstrating the clash between traditional ways of thinking and the potential for change brought by this outsider. The narrative hints at deeper socio-political undercurrents involving class struggles and the transformation of rural life, setting the stage for conflict as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aItalian literature
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7459
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