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… Un morto, che pure è un morto, caro mio, vuole anche lui la sua casa. E se è un morto per bene, bella la vuole; e ha ragione! Da starci comodo, e di marmo la vuole, e decorata anche. E se poi è un morto che può spendere, la vuole anche con qualche profonda… come si dice? allegoria, già!, con qualche profonda allegoria d’un grande scultore come me: una bella lapide latina: HIC JACET… chi fu, chi non fu… un bel giardinetto attorno, con l’insalatina e tutto...

In modern society writing a letter, on paper, is almost unheard of. We all scribble notes and reminders but very rarely compose our thoughts in lengthy prose for another person to read. In this volume our talented authors bring us a plethora of narratives that centre themselves on how vital a few lines are to characters navigating through the twists and turns of a story.

Diplomacy by other means may, at times, sound heroic. A fight for principles and ideals carried out by young men armed to the teeth and directed by older men in pursuit of their own version of glory for themselves and their Nations. Right will triumph over wrong. But war can be an illusion, stirred up by schemers and opportunists to take something from other nations that may or may not be right. As blood and limb are sacrificed the true cost is seen but often set to one side as the dispute becomes embedded in emotions and reason falls away.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

Since its inception in the 19th Century photography has been a trusted source capturing both truth and reality. It cannot lie. Our eyes may deceive us, but the camera cannot. In this volume whilst our classic authors are at the early edge of photography’s development, they use it in ways that are both innovative and atmospheric as very often the camera and the photographer become a central part in many fascinating stories.

Loss in any form seems to burden us with more weight than anything that can possibly be gained or learnt from. The loss of a person, a loved one, is often overwhelming. Lives so interwoven that the severing or loss of one life leaves the other weakened, unable to function for some time. Recovery comes in a myriad of forms but is usually debilitating, slow and, in the end, we are not as whole as we once were.It is a subject that authors return to again and again.

Mattia Pascal vive a Miragno, dove il padre ha lasciato in eredità la miniera di zolfo alla moglie e ai due figli. Batta Malagna, un disonesto amministratore, si interessa di gestire il patrimonio. Questi sposa Oliva, ragazza che Mattia conosce bene e con la quale intraprende una relazione adultera al fine di fare un dispetto all'amministratore che, non riuscendo ad avere eredi, attribuisce la colpa ad Oliva, senza pensare che invece sia lui stesso il "problema"....

Fin du XIXe siècle : Adriana Braggi, veuve depuis ses vingt-deux ans, vit cloîtrée, avec ses deux fils, chez le frère de son mari décédé, dans une grande maison austère d'un bourg italien "aux mœurs rigoureuses". À la suite d'un important malaise, son médecin l'incite à partir à Palerme consulter un spécialiste. Son beau-frère va faire avec elle le voyage qui, faisant voler en éclats les barrières de son environnement, se révèle un enchantement, mais distille aussi un poison mordant.

Ein italienischer Edelmann, der in einem Landhaus wohnt, meint nach einem Unfall, er sei Kaiser Heinrich IV. Die Menschen in seiner Umgebung haben sich damit abgefunden und bestätigen seine Vorstellungen. Eines Tages kommt ein Nervenarzt mit weiteren Besuchern, der ihn heilen soll. Dies soll durch eine Schocktherapie gelingen. Doch Letztere versetzt "Heinrich" in eine solche Erregung, dass er seinen Dolch nimmt und einen der Besucher tötet.

Poldo Carega muss aufgrund eines Auftrags für mehrere Jahre nach Rumänien. Als er nach Italien zurückkehrt ist seine Tochter Margherita unglaublich groß und dick geworden.

Girgenti (Agrigento) e Roma tra il 1892 e il 1894. Come dimostra la sconfitta di Roberto Auriti alla corsa al seggio di Girgenti nelle elezioni politiche del 1892, il Risorgimento è ormai sullo sfondo: non è neppure più un titolo di merito. A travolgere la vita della folla di personaggi de “I vecchi e i giovani” – principi difensori delle prerogative della nobiltà latifondista, vescovi reazionari, stanchi ex garibaldini, grandi proprietari borghesi, ingenui capipopolo dei fasci, nobili socialisti ecc.

A seemingly ordinary man's world shatters when his wife points out a minor physical flaw. This sparks an existential crisis in Vitangelo Moscarda, as he realizes everyone perceives him differently, creating "a hundred thousand" versions of himself. Trapped by societal masks and questioning his own sanity, Vitangelo embarks on a radical journey to break free and discover his true identity.