This book is a memoir by Silvio Pellico, who was incarcerated for ten years in an Austrian prison during the early 1800s. Pellico recounts his experiences, including his torture and the conditions of his imprisonment. The book also includes memoirs by two of Pellico's fellow inmates, Piero Maroncelli and Andrews Norton. This book is an intimate look at the life of an Italian prisoner during the 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.