Project Gutenberg 2007-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 179 Queirós, Eça de 1845 1900 Queiroz, José Maria Eça de Queiroz, Eca de Queiros, Jose Maria Eca de Queiroz, Eça de Queiroz, Jose Maria Eca de Queirós, José Maria Eça de Eça de Queirós, José María 33000266 A Illustre Casa de Ramires Porto: Livraria Chardron De Lello & Irmão, editores 1900 Produced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).) "A Illustre Casa de Ramires" by Eça de Queirós is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story seems to revolve around the character Gonçalo Mendes Ramires, an aristocrat known as the "Fidalgo da Torre," who is attempting to navigate his literary ambitions while grappling with his family's storied past and the expectations of his social status. Throughout the narrative, themes of patriotism, heritage, and identity are likely explored, reflecting the tensions present in Portuguese society during the time. The opening of the novel introduces Gonçalo Mendes Ramires as he attempts to write a historical novella titled "A Torre de D. Ramires" in his ancestral home. The setting is richly detailed, depicting the library filled with books about Portuguese history and culture, hinting at Gonçalo's desire to revive national pride through literature. It reveals his influential family lineage, suggesting that he feels the weight of expectation to contribute to Portugal's cultural renaissance. As he struggles with writer's block and personal issues, such as conflicts with his servants and observations of local politics, the opening provides a vivid glimpse into his life and the broader context of societal change in Portugal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) This ebook uses a beginning of the 20th century spelling pt PQ Text PT Romance Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 757473 757476 2024-09-10T06:34:42.030380 2023-09-10T09:53:55.471303 text/html text/html 851814 2018-02-26T10:32:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 300015 2018-02-26T10:32:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 369503 2024-09-10T06:35:10.633217 application/epub+zip 379373 2024-09-10T06:34:52.897305 application/epub+zip 374409 2024-09-10T06:34:47.331313 application/epub+zip 640959 2024-09-10T06:35:16.844178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571829 2024-09-10T06:35:00.760281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566651 2022-09-11T04:07:16.224435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 690122 690150 2024-09-10T06:34:40.460353 2023-09-10T09:53:54.004295 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 678033 2018-02-26T10:32:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 271334 2018-02-26T10:32:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19099 2024-09-10T06:35:16.993157 application/rdf+xml 15239 2024-09-10T06:34:47.725331 image/jpeg 4228 2024-09-10T06:34:47.526325 image/jpeg 346488 2024-09-10T06:34:42.102348 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia