Project Gutenberg 2009-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 29 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 2024-11-12T07:59:18.186435 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 167388 2024-11-12T07:59:26.180382 application/epub+zip 168637 2024-11-12T07:59:22.299385 application/epub+zip 120475 2024-11-12T07:59:20.816398 application/epub+zip 397807 2024-11-12T07:59:28.872448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382307 2024-11-12T07:59:25.108430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160206 2022-09-13T07:34:01.083649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137033 136934 2024-11-12T07:59:17.681424 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 2024-11-12T07:59:29.004394 application/rdf+xml 24849 2024-11-12T07:59:21.371410 image/jpeg 4735 2024-11-12T07:59:21.088413 image/jpeg 163086 2024-11-12T07:59:18.202420 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 en.wikipedia