Project Gutenberg 2008-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 62 Braga, Alberto Leal Barradas Monteiro 1851 1911 O Engeitado Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search) "O Engeitado" by Alberto Leal Barradas Monteiro Braga is a poignant novel written during the late 19th century. The book tells the story of a child abandoned at birth, exploring themes of social issues, family, and compassion. It reflects the social landscape of its time, delving into the struggles faced by the impoverished in society. The narrative centers on a woman named Joaquina who discovers a newborn baby, referred to as the engeitado (the abandoned child), left by the riverside. Despite her husband's reservations, she decides to care for the child, whom they name Simão. As Simão grows, he faces various hardships and societal prejudices, particularly due to his status as an orphan. He is raised in a loving environment, but is ultimately separated from his adoptive mother when he is sent to a Jesuit school, where he flourishes academically. However, misfortune befalls him as he endures harsh treatment as a servant in a store, which culminates in violence and his eventual death in a hospital. The story poignantly captures the themes of love, loss, and the harsh realities of societal neglect. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Short stories PQ Text PT Contos Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 81612 80880 2024-11-11T06:06:02.218148 2023-09-11T09:15:32.395525 text/html text/html 75456 2021-01-03T15:55:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 29633 2021-01-03T15:55:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 108718 2024-11-11T06:06:07.692231 application/epub+zip 108115 2024-11-11T06:06:04.939160 application/epub+zip 98695 2024-11-11T06:06:03.779166 application/epub+zip 181185 2024-11-11T06:06:09.673123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172896 2024-11-11T06:06:06.993155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146678 2022-09-12T05:01:51.043648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70615 70516 2024-11-11T06:06:01.856147 2023-09-11T09:15:32.145518 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 69763 2021-01-03T15:55:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 28060 2021-01-03T15:55:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19517 2024-11-11T06:06:09.805143 application/rdf+xml 10314 2024-11-11T06:06:04.328125 image/jpeg 2686 2024-11-11T06:06:04.052137 image/jpeg 106972 2024-11-11T06:06:02.226192 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 pt.wikipedia