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Under the Shadow of Etna: Sicilian Stories

LibriVox recording of Under the Shadow of Etna: Sicilian Stories by Giovanni Verga. (Translated by Nathan Haskell Dole.) Read in English by Mary J The short stories of Giovanni Verga, one of the leading authors of Italian verismo, or realism, tell mostly of working-class characters in rural, 19th-century Sicily. One of these stories, "Rustic Chivalry," or "Cavalleria rusticana," was the basis for the opera of the same name by Mascagni. - Summary by Mary J For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B audio book (62mb)

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