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Writing to delight : Italian short stories by nineteenth-century women writers / edited by Antonia Arslan and Gabriella Romani.

Other author/creatorArslan, Antonia.
Other author/creatorRomani, Gabriella.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoToronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press,
Descriptionvi, 210 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Toronto Italian studies
Contents Introduction: Scenes from nineteenth-century Italy: delightful stories on those long, long, winter evenings / Gabriella Romani -- Checchina's virtue / Matilde Serao -- Paolina ; Aunt Severina ; The lady of the evening / Neera -- Winter evenings ; Learn a trade for a rainy day ; Dear hope / Marchesa Colombi -- The bread of the departed ; The caning / Caterina Percoto -- The coral necklace / Contessa Lara -- Woes of the middle class / Virginia Olper Monis -- Scorn for life / Bruno Sperani -- Afterword: Ladies, chickens, and queens: the stron voices of Italian women writers / Antonia Arslan.
Bibliography note"Bio-bibliographies of the authors": p. [199]-210.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006462946
ISBN0802038107 (pbk.)
ISBN0802038743 (bound)
ISBN9780802038104
ISBN9780802038746

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