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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/novelleverga00verguoft/page/160/mode/2upUn insolito «giallo» gotico, che rivela un Verga diverso e un'opera dissonante dalle sue più note. A mo’ di giallo si leggono storie “speculari” che, ambientate nel castello in rovina, procedono dal fantastico al tragico fino a lasciare numerosi interrogativi la cui risposta è affidata ai lettori. Ecco appena una sintesi. Matilde, il signor Giordano, suo marito, Luciano e la signora Olani – figura appena accennata - fanno parte di un’allegra brigata di turisti e sono immersi in un’atmosfera di misteriose energie: “il lume della lampada notturna che guizza sulle immense pareti e vi disegna fantasmi e paure”, “il vento che urla come uno spirito maligno nella gola del camino”, il muggito del mare “come un gemito soffocato dall’abisso” e le ombre che sorgono “da tutte le profondità delle rovine e del precipizio”.
È Luciano a raccontare l’episodio medievaleggiante, tanto strano, del barone don Garzia d’Arvelo e della sua seconda moglie Isabella: (Summary by FrancescaRoma)
Target completion date: 2021-03-31
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
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For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of le storie del castello di trezza. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "le storie del castello di trezza, by giovanni verga. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of le storie del castello di trezza, by giovanni verga. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
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If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of le storie del castello di trezza, by giovanni verga."
Filename: lestoriedelcastelloditrezza_##_verga_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. lestoriedelcastelloditrezza_01_verga_128kb.mp3)
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