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Samuel Butler's biographer dedicates his urbane account of the culture and entertainments of rural Sicily to the unborn son of his guide to them. (Summary by R. S. Steinberg)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
00 - Dedication
05:22 - Chapter 2
01 - Chapter I, The Brigadier and the Lottery
26:42 - Chapter 3
02 - Chapter II, Peppino
15:05 - Chapter 4
03 - Chapter III, The Professor
12:36 - Chapter 5
04 - Chapter IV, The Wine-Ship
25:25 - Chapter 6
05 - Chapter V, Michele and the Princess of Bizerta
20:05 - Chapter 7
06 - Chapter VI, Ferrau and Angelica
17:52 - Chapter 8
07 - Chapter VII, The Death of Bradamante
19:29 - Chapter 9
08 - Chapter VIII, Monte San Giuliano
21:45 - Chapter 10
09 - Chapter IX, The Madonna and the Personaggi
20:48 - Chapter 11
10 - Chapter X, The Universal Deluge
17:37 - Chapter 12
11 - Chapter XI, The Return
07:10 - Chapter 13
12 - Chapter XII, Faith and Superstition
24:51 - Chapter 14
13 - Chapter XIII, The Prodigal Son and the Arts
22:38 - Chapter 15
14 - Chapter XIV, Samson
22:34 - Chapter 16
15 - Chapter XV, The Conversion of the Emperor Constantine
27:23 - Chapter 17
16 - Chapter XVI, A Great Actor
12:25 - Chapter 18
17 - Chapter XVII, Supper with the Players
16:36 - Chapter 19
18 - Chapter XVIII, A Young Critic
14:58 - Chapter 20
19 - Chapter XIX, Brancaccia
17:05