Heart

About This Book

Heart is a children's novel by the Italian author Edmondo De Amicis who was a novelist, journalist, short story writer, and poet. The novel is his best known work to this day, having been inspired by his own children Furio and Ugo who had been schoolboys at the time. It is set during the Italian unification, and includes several patriotic themes. It was issued in Milan by Treves on October 18, 1886, the first day of school in Italy, and rose to immediate success. In 1892, Treves published the first illustrated edition, with illustrations by Arnaldo Ferraguti, Enrico Nardi, and Giulio Aristide Sartorio.

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