Written following the Italian war for independence by a sub-lieutenant who had fought in the siege of Rome in 1870, Heart is the fictional diary of a boy's third year in a Turin municipal school. It was written to foster juvenile appreciation of the newfound Italian national unity, which the author had fought for in the recent war. The book is often highly emotional, even sentimental, but gives a vivid picture of urban Italian life at that time. A master, introducing a new pupil, tells the class, "Remember well what I am going to say. That this fact might come to pass--that a Calabrian boy...

On Blue Water gives an account of a voyage from Genoa to Buenos Aires in the Galileo, a steamer carrying emigrants - this and nothing more. The narrative begins at the wharf at Genoa, and ends when the tug leaves the ship's side in the harbor of Montevideo. The ship does not even touch at Gibraltar. The interest in the story, and it is not small, lies entirely in the study of the types of humanity on board. The writer's observant eye has singled out, his lively imagination has characterized, and his ready pen as described at least twenty different groups and characters taken from both ends of...

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your...

Cuore (Heart) is a childrens novel by the novelist, journalist, short story writer, and poet Edmondo De Amicis. The novel, inspired by his children Furio and Ug, is his best known work. This fully illustrated edition, has been translated from the Italian by Isabel Hapgood.

Amore e Ginnastica Dall'incipit del libro: Al canto di via dei Mercanti il segretario fece una profonda scappellata all'ingegner Ginoni, che gli rispose col suo solito: - Buon giorno, segretario amato - poi infilo via San Francesco d'Assisi per rientrare in casa. Mancavano venti minuti alle nove: era quasi certo d'incontrar per le scale chi desiderava. A dieci passi dal portone intoppo sul marciapiedi il baffuto maestro di ginnastica Fassi, che leggeva delle prove di stampa: questi si soffermo, e mostrandogli i fogli, disse che stava scorrendo le bozze d'un articolo sulla sbarra fissa della...

Alle Porte d'Italia dall'incipit del libro PINEROLO SOTTO LUIGI XIV Al Signor Carlo Toggia, a Torino. Pinerolo, 22 luglio 1675. Ti ringrazio della bella lettera, la quale, dopo tanti mesi di silenzio, m'e stata cagione di vivissimo piacere. Ti porgera questa mia il signor Pietro Osasco, procuratore di S. A. R. il duca di Savoia; il solo pinerolese al quale io possa confidare una lettera pericolosa con la speranza che i vostri riveriti padroni non gli ficchino le mani nelle tasche. Grazie delle affettuose domande intorno alla famiglia. I fratelli, le sorelle, tutti son sani come pesche. Io...