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"Picciola: The prisoner of Fenestrella or, captivity captive" by X. B. Saintine is a classic work of historical fiction exploring themes of captivity and morality. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and within the imposing walls of the Fenestrella fortress in... Read Full Overview

Picciola is a novel written by French author X. B. Saintine and originally published in 1836. The story follows the life of a man named Count Charney, who is imprisoned in a fortress for political reasons. While in prison, he discovers a small plant growing in the courtyard and... Read Full Overview

""Picciola: The Prisoner of Fenestrella"" or ""Captivity Captive"" is a novel written by X. B. Saintine. The story revolves around a man named Count Charney, who is imprisoned in the Fenestrella fortress in Piedmont, Italy. While in captivity, he discovers a small plant growing... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Picciola, written by Xavier and Paul Baume, is a captivating work of 19th-century French literature. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, this historical novel tells the story of Count Charles Veramont de Sainte-Croix, an imprisoned aristocrat, and his unexpected... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview

Picciola (1843) de Saintine, X.B. est un roman poignant qui raconte l'histoire de Charles, un prisonnier politique emprisonn����� dans une forteresse du Pi�����mont. Un jour, il remarque une petite fleur poussant... Read Full Overview

Picciola is a novel written by French author X. B. Saintine in 1883. The story revolves around a man named Charles, who is imprisoned in a fortress in Italy for political reasons. While in prison, he discovers a small plant growing in the courtyard and becomes fascinated by it... Read Full Overview

"Picciola" tells the story of Count Charles Veramont de Ch tel, an educated man imprisoned for his political views in the fortress of Fenestrelle. Initially bitter and resentful, his life takes an unexpected turn when a small plant, a 'picciola, ' begins to grow in the courtyard... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview