Project Gutenberg 2008-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 95 Castelo Branco, Camilo 1825 1890 Branco, Camilo Ferreira Botelho Castelo Branco, Camilo Castelo Corrêa Botelho, Camillo Ferreira Botelho Castello Branco, visconde de Correa Botelho, Camillo Ferreira Botelho Castello Branco, visconde de Correia Botelho, Camillo Castello Branco, visconde de Botelho Castelo Branco, Camilo Ferreira Branco, Camillo Castelo A Filha do Arcediago Terceira Edição Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Pedro Saborano and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Filha do Arcediago" by Camilo Castelo Branco is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the complex relationships within a Portuguese merchant's family, particularly focusing on the forbidden affection between the merchant Antonio José da Silva and the young Rosa Guilhermina, the daughter of an archdeacon. The narrative critiques societal norms and explores themes of passion, duty, and the constraints of marriage. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Antonio José da Silva, a wealthy yet discontented merchant in Porto, who harbors a growing infatuation for the beautiful and innocent Rosa Guilhermina, who is only fifteen. Rosa lives under the guardianship of her father, the archdeacon, who insists on finding her a suitable marriage by preparing her for a union with Antonio. However, Rosa is resistant, preferring to avoid this fate and even expressing a willingness to enter a convent as an alternative. This tension sets the stage for a story of unrequited love, societal pressure, and the youthful longing for autonomy, reflected in Rosa's conversations and clandestine interactions with José Bento, a local boy. The opening sets a vivid and dramatic tone for the ensuing conflict and emotional turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Portuguese fiction -- 19th century PQ Text PT Romance Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 537688 537215 2025-02-11T09:19:11.309654 2023-09-12T06:46:51.707283 text/html text/html 534165 2021-01-04T10:49:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 196328 2021-01-04T10:49:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 283182 2025-02-11T09:19:21.967582 application/epub+zip 289898 2025-02-11T09:19:13.906664 application/epub+zip 289897 2025-02-11T09:19:12.402714 application/epub+zip 521182 2025-02-11T09:19:27.792618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482469 2025-02-11T09:19:20.869661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463331 2022-09-12T14:16:34.653270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489470 489263 2025-02-11T09:19:09.847688 2023-09-12T06:46:50.487280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 480671 2021-01-04T10:49:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 186735 2021-01-04T10:49:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20939 2025-02-11T09:19:27.931568 application/rdf+xml 12981 2025-02-11T09:19:12.979665 image/jpeg 3360 2025-02-11T09:19:12.692622 image/jpeg 263679 2025-02-11T09:19:11.357651 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