Project Gutenberg 2006-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 88 Queirós, Eça de 1845 1900 Queiroz, José Maria Eça de Queiroz, Eca de Queiros, Jose Maria Eca de Queiroz, Eça de Queiroz, Jose Maria Eca de Queirós, José Maria Eça de Eça de Queirós, José María El Mandarín Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandarin_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_mandar%C3%ADn_(novela) Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "El Mandarín" by Eça de Queirós is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Teodoro, a resigned and underpaid civil servant, who becomes entangled in an unusual existential dilemma after reading about a wealthy Mandarín in China. The tale explores themes of ambition, morality, and the consequences of one's actions as Teodoro's mundane life is disrupted by the prospect of unimaginable wealth. The opening of the novel introduces us to Teodoro, who lives a monotonous life as a low-ranking clerk, often finding solace in his daydreams and old books. During one of his nightly readings, he is captivated by a magical proposition involving a Mandarín who will leave behind great riches upon his death. Eventually, Teodoro encounters a mysterious figure who encourages him to ring a bell, triggering a series of events that lead to his astonishing inheritance of the Mandarín's fortune. This unexpected twist plants the seeds for Teodoro's subsequent moral quandary as he grapples with the implications of his newfound wealth. As he begins to explore his newfound status, the haunting presence of the Mandarín lingers, setting the stage for deeper reflections on wealth, guilt, and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels 182607 2025-07-08T03:37:03.521353 text/html 199920 2006-04-22T07:58:26 text/html 281082 2025-07-08T03:37:08.231348 application/epub+zip 282285 2025-07-08T03:37:05.168401 application/epub+zip 142049 2025-07-08T03:37:04.127384 application/epub+zip 390274 2025-07-08T03:37:10.624354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375120 2025-07-08T03:37:07.611345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205589 2022-09-08T15:22:21.622500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171360 2025-07-08T03:37:03.019392 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167888 2006-04-22T07:58:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19465 2025-07-08T03:37:10.748334 application/rdf+xml 11119 2025-07-08T03:37:04.613346 image/jpeg 3137 2025-07-08T03:37:04.371338 image/jpeg 69206 2006-04-22T07:58:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 204471 2006-04-22T07:58:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 271149 2025-07-08T03:37:03.562409 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia