On December 29, 1881, "Il Piccolo" appeared, an Italian-language daily newspaper from Trieste, which was still under the domination of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The newspaper, which owes its name to the smaller format in which it was printed compared to other newspapers of the time, immediately became the voice of the liberal-national ruling class of Trieste, speaking and cultured in Italy, repeatedly challenging the watchful Habsburg censorship by giving space to irredentist initiatives and issues. The editorial introducing the readers read: Let's summarize our program in a few words. We will be independent, impartial, honest. That's all. Il Piccolo thus identified itself with...