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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Episodes
00 - Dedication
Episode 0 · 5:22
01 - Chapter I, The Brigadier and the Lottery
Episode 1 · 26:42
02 - Chapter II, Peppino
Episode 2 · 15:05
03 - Chapter III, The Professor
Episode 3 · 12:36
04 - Chapter IV, The Wine-Ship
Episode 4 · 25:25
05 - Chapter V, Michele and the Princess of Bizerta
Episode 5 · 20:05
06 - Chapter VI, Ferrau and Angelica
Episode 6 · 17:52
07 - Chapter VII, The Death of Bradamante
Episode 7 · 19:29
08 - Chapter VIII, Monte San Giuliano
Episode 8 · 21:45
09 - Chapter IX, The Madonna and the Personaggi
Episode 9 · 20:48
10 - Chapter X, The Universal Deluge
Episode 10 · 17:37
11 - Chapter XI, The Return
Episode 11 · 7:10
12 - Chapter XII, Faith and Superstition
Episode 12 · 24:51
13 - Chapter XIII, The Prodigal Son and the Arts
Episode 13 · 22:38
14 - Chapter XIV, Samson
Episode 14 · 22:34
15 - Chapter XV, The Conversion of the Emperor Constantine