Carlota Angela by Camilo Castelo Branco
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"Carlota Angela" by Camilo Castelo Branco is a romantic novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Carlota Angela, the only daughter of a wealthy couple, Norberto de Meirelles and D. Rosalia Sampayo, who are intent on finding a suitable match for their daughter while grappling with her emerging desires and aspirations. The narrative promises to explore themes of love, rebellion against parental authority, and social expectation. The opening
of "Carlota Angela" establishes the context of the characters and Carlota's upbringing. It introduces her parents, rich property owners in Porto, who dote on their daughter and foster both her beauty and her charm despite her unconventional appearance. As Carlota enters her teenage years, her behavior shifts from playful and lively to introspective and moody, raising the concern of her family. The narrative hints at her burgeoning feelings for a military officer, Francisco Salter de Mendonça, setting the stage for potential conflicts between her desires and her parents’ controlling instincts. The opening serves as a foundation for the unfolding drama surrounding love, identity, and societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Castelo Branco, Camilo, 1825-1890 |
|---|---|
| Title | Carlota Angela |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlota_%C3%82ngela |
| Credits |
Produced by Pedro Saborano and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Portuguese |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Portuguese fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 26025 |
| Release Date | Jul 10, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jan 3, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4031 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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