Project Gutenberg 2016-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 206 Machado de Assis 1839 1908 Assis, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Machado de De Assis, Machado A Mao e A Luva Produced by Laura Natal Rodriguez and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Bodleian Library, Oxford. "A Mão e A Luva" by Machado de Assis is a novella written in the late 19th century. The story explores themes of love, social dynamics, and personal aspirations through its characters, particularly Estevão and Guiomar, who are navigating the complexities of relationships and societal expectations. The beginning of the novella introduces Estevão, who is in a state of despair after a failed romance, conversing with his friend Luiz Alves, who tries to comfort him. Estevão reveals the details of his love for the beautiful Guiomar, a young woman of modest background, and describes the emotion-based turmoil he experiences following her indifference. As the narrative unfolds, Estevão grapples with his feelings and the potential for new love, while reflections on Guiomar's character and her past contribute to the story’s rich exploration of romantic ideals juxtaposed with the realities of life. The stage is set for a contemplative examination of love, friendship, and social status amidst the backdrop of 19th-century Brazilian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Brazil -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 248012 248015 2024-09-22T06:20:04.978629 2023-09-23T04:55:51.742291 text/html text/html 243902 2016-09-20T09:08:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 186977 2016-09-20T09:08:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 197923 2024-09-22T06:20:09.170594 application/epub+zip 200829 2024-09-22T06:20:05.607599 application/epub+zip 164608 2024-09-22T06:20:05.261609 application/epub+zip 284796 2024-09-22T06:20:11.890068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274553 2024-09-22T06:20:08.880602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238357 2022-09-24T05:26:42.821933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232440 232156 2024-09-22T06:20:04.530643 2023-09-23T04:55:51.344291 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 228836 2016-09-20T09:08:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 88748 2016-09-20T09:08:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19094 2024-09-22T06:20:12.020067 application/rdf+xml 20891 2024-09-22T06:20:05.341592 image/jpeg 2851 2024-09-22T06:20:05.298593 image/jpeg 187681 2024-09-22T06:20:05.006620 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 fr.wikipedia pt.wikipedia