Project Gutenberg 2022-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 97 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 brazileira de Prazins: scenas do Minho. $aPortugal :$bLivraria Lélo, limitada,$c1890. Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Brasileira_de_Prazins Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) "A Brazileira de Prazins: Scenas do Minho" by Camilo Castelo Branco is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around its central character, Martha, a young woman caught in emotional turmoil due to her past love for José Dias de Villalva, who has died, and her current life circumstances involving her marriage to Feliciano da Retorta. Through these characters, the novel delves into themes of love, loss, and societal expectations. At the start of the novel, the narrative introduces a bibliophile narrator reflecting on the love of old books despite the toll it takes on his finances. He learns from Senhora Joaquina de Villalva about a collection of old books found in her cellar, once belonging to a deceased student, José Dias. Intrigued, he discovers a poignant letter from someone named Martha, addressing her brother José, which reveals her deep emotional distress and unfulfilled love. This discovery leads the narrator to inquire about Martha, linking her to the student and foreshadowing the exploration of her backstory, including her arranged marriage and the impact of her earlier love, setting a dramatic tone for the unfolding tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012510138 20220804083110branco 1890 PT pt Portuguese fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 410391 410389 2024-12-28T09:54:17.757134 2023-09-29T10:33:29.540838 text/html text/html 414405 2022-09-04T13:32:49 text/html 2535716 2024-12-28T09:54:23.565061 application/epub+zip 2544110 2024-12-28T09:54:18.811102 application/epub+zip 431511 2024-12-28T09:54:18.262096 application/epub+zip 2656675 2024-12-28T09:54:27.263060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2637664 2024-12-28T09:54:23.102074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528551 2022-10-01T00:17:07.142315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381885 381862 2024-12-28T09:54:16.926118 2023-09-29T10:33:28.755877 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 381500 2022-09-04T13:32:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18469 2024-12-28T09:54:27.400236 application/rdf+xml 17908 2024-12-28T09:54:18.401076 image/jpeg 2354 2024-12-28T09:54:18.330082 image/jpeg 2500447 2024-12-28T09:54:17.862103 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