Cartas de Inglaterra
Queirós, Eça de, 1845-1900
Cartas de Inglaterra - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartas_de_Inglaterra Wikipedia page about this book: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartas_de_Inglaterra Release date is 2008-05-29
Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images
of public domain material from Google Book Search) Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images
of public domain material from Google Book Search)
"Cartas de Inglaterra" by Eça de Queirós is a collection of journalism written between 1874 and 1888. These "Letters from England" offer sharp observations of British society, culture, and imperial affairs during the author's years in the Portuguese consular service. Writing for a Lisbon newspaper, Queirós examines topics from Christmas traditions and children's literature to Britain's conflicts in Afghanistan, Ireland, and Egypt. His cosmopolitan yet critical perspective reveals a fascination with English life tempered by profound skepticism toward British society and empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901
DA PQ
Cartas de Inglaterra - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartas_de_Inglaterra Wikipedia page about this book: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartas_de_Inglaterra Release date is 2008-05-29
Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images
of public domain material from Google Book Search) Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images
of public domain material from Google Book Search)
"Cartas de Inglaterra" by Eça de Queirós is a collection of journalism written between 1874 and 1888. These "Letters from England" offer sharp observations of British society, culture, and imperial affairs during the author's years in the Portuguese consular service. Writing for a Lisbon newspaper, Queirós examines topics from Christmas traditions and children's literature to Britain's conflicts in Afghanistan, Ireland, and Egypt. His cosmopolitan yet critical perspective reveals a fascination with English life tempered by profound skepticism toward British society and empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901
DA PQ