audiobook

Baby

by Gerolamo Rovetta

IT·~2 hours·16 chapters

Chapters

16 total

Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso and the

0:13

BABY

1:44

GEROLAMO ROVETTA - BABY

0:08

PROPRIETÀ LETTERARIA

0:04

I.

5:27

II.

27:00

III

9:45

IV.

4:05

V.

13:37

VI.

10:13

Description

In the elegant salons of early‑twentieth‑century Verona, a tight‑knit circle of aristocratic ladies gathers each week to trade gossip and plan their soirées. Their routine is shattered when word spreads that Count Andrea di Santasillia, long absent from the city, will soon return to his family palace. The Marchesa d’Arcole, Generalessa Brocca di Broglio, and Madame Kraupen each vie to be the first to welcome him, turning the club into a battlefield of invitation and intrigue. Against this glittering backdrop, the count’s homecoming promises to stir both hearts and ambitions.

Andrea returns not only to a city eager for his presence, but also to a life shaped by loss and duty. Orphaned as a child and raised under the watchful eye of a cardinal uncle, he carries the weight of noble expectations while secretly yearning for the freedoms of modern thought. As he steps back into Verona’s social arena, his quiet confidence masks a restless soul torn between tradition and desire, setting the stage for delicate alliances and unexpected passions.

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Language

it

Duration

~2 hours (141K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2009-06-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Gerolamo Rovetta

Gerolamo Rovetta

1854–1910

A bestselling Italian novelist and playwright, he brought late 19th-century society to life with popular dramas and fiction that spoke to a wide audience. His work often mixed social observation with strong feeling, helping make him a familiar literary name in his day.

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