Project Gutenberg 2009-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 61 Mello, Thomaz José de 1836 1905 Melo, Tomás José de Mello, Thomaz Jose de Melo, Tomas Jose de O Conde de S. Luiz Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Júlio Reis, Carlo Traverso, Leonor Silva and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "O Conde de S. Luiz" by Thomaz José de Mello is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around D. Marianna de Mendonça, a widow navigating the complexities of life after the death of her husband, Alvaro de Mendonça, while caring for their promising son, Manuel. The narrative introduces various characters who impact her life, hinting at themes of love, ambition, and societal interactions amidst the backdrop of changing fortunes. The beginning of the novel sets a poignant tone as it recounts D. Marianna’s content life before tragedy strikes, with the death of her husband just after their marriage and the subsequent challenges she faces. With support from her son and her late husband’s cousin, the administration of her finances falls to the commendador Felix Justino de Araujo, who begins to influence her decisions amidst a growing trust. As the plot unfolds, glimpses of foreboding emerge through her interactions with this commendador and the ominous hints about her son's future, leading to a tension-filled narrative about familial ties and the potential for betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Portuguese fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 401653 401654 2024-10-12T12:20:26.181006 2023-09-13T03:59:49.247717 text/html text/html 439039 2021-01-05T03:40:15 text/html; charset=utf-8 1924058 2021-01-05T03:40:15 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2022280 2024-10-12T12:20:39.574435 application/epub+zip 2025444 2024-10-12T12:20:30.526496 application/epub+zip 229218 2024-10-12T12:20:27.143016 application/epub+zip 3702206 2024-10-12T12:20:44.815428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3672687 2024-10-12T12:20:36.519476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346757 2022-09-13T12:14:49.223865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360793 360670 2024-10-12T12:20:24.759018 2023-09-13T03:59:48.110225 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 355653 2021-01-05T03:40:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 131657 2021-01-05T03:40:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19119 2024-10-12T12:20:44.973600 application/rdf+xml 11520 2024-10-12T12:20:27.804998 image/jpeg 3117 2024-10-12T12:20:27.485010 image/jpeg 1986143 2024-10-12T12:20:26.255020 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