| Author: | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis | ISBN: | 9781301985326 |
| Publisher: | Fario | Publication: | September 23, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis |
| ISBN: | 9781301985326 |
| Publisher: | Fario |
| Publication: | September 23, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
"At forty, he was disabused of his ambitions, but his temper remained the same, and, his conjugal vocation notwithstanding, he still couldn’t find a bride. More than one would have would have accepted him with great pleasure; he was so circumspect he lost them all."
Genre: short story
Length: 4,000 words
Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuen
"At forty, he was disabused of his ambitions, but his temper remained the same, and, his conjugal vocation notwithstanding, he still couldn’t find a bride. More than one would have would have accepted him with great pleasure; he was so circumspect he lost them all."
Genre: short story
Length: 4,000 words
Translated from Portuguese (Brazil) by Juan LePuen
