Project Gutenberg 2009-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 104 Chagas, Manuel Pinheiro 1842 1895 Pinheiro Chagas, Manuel Joaquim Chagas, Pinheiro Chagas, M. Pinheiro Astucias de Namorada, e Um melodrama em Santo Thyrso Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search) "Astucias de Namorada, e Um melodrama em Santo Thyrso" by Manuel Pinheiro Chagas is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a lighthearted and melodramatic style, focusing on romantic entanglements and societal interactions within Lisbon and its suburbs. The main characters include Frederico, the shy young suitor, and Lucinda, the charming lady who plays coy while navigating the complexities of love and social expectations. The opening of the novel introduces a vibrant setting during a dance soirée in Almada, where guests mingle under the moonlight. Frederico, a young and timid gentleman, finds himself entranced by Lucinda, a beautiful and confident woman. Their interaction reveals Frederico's acute shyness as he struggles to express his feelings, while Lucinda attempts to guide him carefully. Amidst delightful distractions, such as laughter and the splendor of the night, the tension between their emerging affections hints at a blossoming romance filled with misunderstandings and the need for a more assertive connection, setting the stage for the intricate dynamics of love that will follow throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. pt Portuguese fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels 136701 2025-07-12T07:23:14.235708 text/html 132284 2021-01-05T07:43:36 text/html 148606 2025-07-12T07:23:20.408695 application/epub+zip 149485 2025-07-12T07:23:17.501698 application/epub+zip 113312 2025-07-12T07:23:16.348729 application/epub+zip 372596 2025-07-12T07:23:22.517703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358341 2025-07-12T07:23:19.696679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316282 2022-09-13T14:52:57.784952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123709 2025-07-12T07:23:13.841709 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122247 2021-01-05T07:43:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18958 2025-07-12T07:23:22.639667 application/rdf+xml 24063 2025-07-12T07:23:16.842696 image/jpeg 4974 2025-07-12T07:23:16.592704 image/jpeg 48505 2021-01-05T07:43:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 50918 2021-01-05T07:43:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 149609 2025-07-12T07:23:14.247742 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 pt.wikipedia