β Scribed by Giovanni Verga
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Writer Giovanni Verga is credited with shedding light on the trials, tribulations and triumphs of rustic villagers in remote areas of nineteenth-century Italy. Under the Shadow of Etna brings together some of Verga's best-known works, including the story "Rustic Chivalry," which was also the basis for a wildly popular play.
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