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Cousin Bazilio is a tale of sexual folly and hypocrisy and vividly depicts life in nineteenth-century lisbon. Eca gives us a whole gallery of characters from Bazilio, the suave villain to Jorge, the smugly uxorious husband, from Luiza, the bored empty-headed wife to Juliana,... Read Full Overview

Depois de criticar a prov ncia em "O Crime do Padre Amaro", nesta obra E a volta-se agora para a cidade, a fim de sondar e analisar as mesmas mazelas, desta vez na capital: para tanto, enfoca um lar burgu s aparentemente feliz e perfeito... Jos Maria de E a de Queiroz foi um... Read Full Overview

En El primo Basilio se narra el adulterio de Luisa, que traiciona a su esposo aprovechando la ausencia de este, cayendo gozosa en los brazos de un primo con quien hab a mantenido un noviazgo en su juventud. Historia de seducci n y chantaje, es tambi n retrato de las peque eces... Read Full Overview

Tinham dado onze horas no cuco da sala de jantar. Jorge fechou o volume de Lu?s Figuier que estivera folheando devagar, estirado na velha voltair de marroquim escuro, espregui?ou-se, bocejou e disse:-- Tu n?o te vais vestir, Lu?sa?-- Logo.Ficara sentada ? mesa a ler o Di?rio... Read Full Overview

Bem-vindo ao maravilhoso mundo de E a de Queir s. Nesta edi o cl ssica do seu romance O Primo Bas lio, trazemos at si a melhor edi o esta admir vel pe a liter ria do final do s culo XIX e in cio do s culo XX. . Publicado em 1878, O Primo Bas lio um romance de E a de Queir... Read Full Overview

Explore 19th-century Portugal in E a de Queir s's "Dragon's Teeth," a compelling novel of historical and literary significance. This acclaimed work of Portuguese fiction, now available in English translation, offers a window into a rich and complex past. Queir s, a master... Read Full Overview

Explore 19th-century Portugal in E a de Queir s's "Dragon's Teeth," a compelling novel of historical and literary significance. This acclaimed work of Portuguese fiction, now available in English translation, offers a window into a rich and complex past. Queir s, a master... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

En esta novela, Queir s explora la vida de la burgues a portuguesa del siglo XIX. La historia gira en torno a una joven mujer, Luisa, que comienza un romance ad ltero con su primo Basil. Queir s ofrece una cr tica mordaz de la hipocres a y la corrupci n de la sociedad portuguesa... Read Full Overview

Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de E a de Queiroz, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edi o de O Primo Basilio, trazemos at si a melhor edi o esta admir vel pe a liter ria do final do s culo XIX e in cio do s culo XX. Publicado em 1878,... Read Full Overview