Project Gutenberg 2009-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 127 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 Noites de insomnia, offerecidas a quem não póde dormir. Nº 10 (de 12) Reading ease score: 47.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search) "Noites de Insomnia" by Camillo Castello Branco is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The story centers on the life of Beatriz de Vilalva, a young woman caught in a web of familial duty and societal expectations, reluctantly engaged to an older man while her heart yearns for freedom and love. The narrative touches on themes of love, rebellion, and the rigidity of social norms. The opening of the narrative introduces Beatriz, a charming young woman, set to marry the elderly morgado of Pildre against her wishes. As the story unfolds, we glimpse her turmoil and resentment towards her father's authority and the impending marriage. Concurrently, an intriguing character, the young ex-monk Padre João de Queiroz, re-enters the social landscape, sparking warning signs from Beatriz's father about his potential influence on her. The tension escalates with Beatriz's desperate desire to escape this fate, leading her to make a drastic decision that sets the stage for the unfolding drama of love, loss, and social constraints in an era of strict societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Portuguese literature -- 19th century PQ Text PT Periódicos Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 153546 153348 2025-01-11T17:36:03.288785 2023-09-12T10:57:43.857437 text/html text/html 147493 2021-01-04T19:41:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 59050 2021-01-04T19:41:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 167386 2025-01-11T17:36:11.373755 application/epub+zip 168634 2025-01-11T17:36:07.436786 application/epub+zip 120471 2025-01-11T17:36:05.942785 application/epub+zip 397817 2025-01-11T17:36:14.121871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382307 2025-01-11T17:36:10.286778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160206 2022-09-13T07:34:01.083649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137033 136934 2025-01-11T17:36:02.784831 2023-09-12T10:57:43.456436 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 135171 2021-01-04T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55936 2021-01-04T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20435 2025-01-11T17:36:14.263734 application/rdf+xml 24849 2025-01-11T17:36:06.506810 image/jpeg 4735 2025-01-11T17:36:06.220775 image/jpeg 163085 2025-01-11T17:36:03.303849 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