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100 1 _aWoolson, Constance Fenimore,
_d1840-1894
245 1 4 _aThe Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
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 2012-01-07
505 0 _aThe front yard -- Neptune's shore -- A pink villa -- The street of the Hyacinth -- A Christmas party -- In Venice.
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, American
653 _aAmericans -- Italy -- Fiction
653 _aItaly -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38517
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