Federico Lennois : romanzo by Francesco Mastriani

"Federico Lennois: romanzo" by Francesco Mastriani is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the lives of Augusto and Isalina d’Orbeil, two noble siblings, as they navigate their emotions and relationships against the backdrop of post-revolutionary France. The opening chapters establish their close bond, hint at impending changes with Isalina's marriage to Giustino Victor, and introduce themes of social class, love, and the haunting presence of past traumas encapsulated in the character of Federico Lennois. The opening of the novel paints a picturesque scene in Auteuil, where Augusto and Isalina enjoy a tranquil moment together. Their conversation reveals their close relationship; however, a cloud looms over their happiness as they approach the subject of Isalina's imminent marriage to Giustino. Amidst their nostalgic reflections on childhood, they discuss deeper themes of class division and the stark realities of poverty that haunt their idyllic lives. The introduction of the character Federico Lennois serves to foreshadow future conflicts, as his troubled past is connected to their own world, hinting at a looming tension that intertwines their fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Mastriani, Francesco, 1819-1891
Title Federico Lennois : romanzo
Original Publication Italy: Salvati, 1893.
Note Seguito del romanzo Il mio cadavere, #64421.
Credits Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 37.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language Italian
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Italian fiction -- 19th century
Category Text
eBook-No. 70127
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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