Project Gutenberg 2010-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 134 Castelo Branco, Camilo 1825 1890 Branco, Camilo Ferreira Botelho Castelo Branco, Camilo Castelo Corrêa Botelho, Camillo Ferreira Botelho Castello Branco, visconde de Correa Botelho, Camillo Ferreira Botelho Castello Branco, visconde de Correia Botelho, Camillo Castello Branco, visconde de Botelho Castelo Branco, Camilo Ferreira Branco, Camillo Castelo Estrellas Funestas Wikipedia page about this book: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrelas_Funestas Produced by Pedro Saborano and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Estrellas Funestas" by Camilo Castelo Branco is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the complexities of love, fate, and social obligations, centering around the characters Gonçalo Malafaya and his cousin D. Maria das Dôres, who are caught in a marriage arranged by their families, leading to tensions that explore familial loyalty and personal desire. The opening of "Estrellas Funestas" introduces us to the protagonist Gonçalo Malafaya, a wealthy young nobleman from Porto, who is to marry his cousin D. Maria das Dôres, a girl just out of a convent. Despite being promised to each other since childhood, both are drawn to other loves, creating an uncomfortable tension as they grapple with the expectations placed on them by their families. D. Maria, having developed feelings for another man, and Gonçalo, torn between his duty and his heart, illustrate the struggles of individual desires against societal pressures. The narrative reveals their initial discontent and sets up a conflict that will undoubtedly intertwine themes of love, fate, and the consequences of societal roles and obligations, hinting at the trials and tribulations awaiting the characters as they navigate their complicated lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. pt Fiction PQ Text PT Romance Category: Novels 345963 2025-08-13T05:57:23.192495 text/html 340430 2021-01-06T08:37:04 text/html 202735 2025-08-13T05:57:29.581463 application/epub+zip 207441 2025-08-13T05:57:25.031514 application/epub+zip 207440 2025-08-13T05:57:23.907498 application/epub+zip 382641 2025-08-13T05:57:32.974466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367702 2025-08-13T05:57:28.910481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338458 2022-09-14T14:21:23.578348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318766 2025-08-13T05:57:22.536520 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313497 2021-01-06T08:37:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19239 2025-08-13T05:57:33.116431 application/rdf+xml 13343 2025-08-13T05:57:24.409501 image/jpeg 3386 2025-08-13T05:57:24.157474 image/jpeg 125476 2021-01-06T08:37:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 131452 2021-01-06T08:37:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 198467 2025-08-13T05:57:23.221498 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