The Maias: Episodes from Romantic LifeSet in Lisbon at the close of the 19th century, this work is both a coming-of-age novel and a passionate romance. Newly translated by the acclaimed translator Costa, Eca de Queiross brilliant prose is brought to life for American readers for the first time. |
Contents
Section 1 | 44 |
Section 2 | 161 |
Section 3 | 189 |
Section 4 | 329 |
Section 5 | 362 |
Section 6 | 385 |
Section 7 | 506 |
Section 8 | 545 |
Section 9 | 599 |
Section 10 | 625 |
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