La trovatella di Milano by Carolina Invernizio

"La trovatella di Milano" by Carolina Invernizio is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of Milan, the story revolves around Maria, a beautiful glove maker, and the events that unfold following a fateful encounter with a mysterious masked stranger. Themes of love, betrayal, and social class interplay as the characters navigate their complex lives in a city marked by political turmoil. At the start of the novel, the midnight bells echo through Milan as Maria prepares to close her shop after a busy day on Carnival's last evening. Just as she is about to leave, a mysterious masked man bursts into her shop, seeking refuge. Their brief encounter ignites a series of events that not only affect their lives but also intertwine with the fates of other characters, including a wealthy count and his daughter, Adriana. As Maria becomes entangled in a web of deception involving the stranger and the charming Diego, the stage is set for a tale of emotional turmoil and the pursuit of identity and recognition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Invernizio, Carolina, 1851-1916
Title La trovatella di Milano
Credits Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 46.6 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language Italian
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 21420
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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