TY - BOOK AU - Castelo Branco,Camilo TI - O Bem e o Mal: Romance AV - PQ PY - 2020/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Portuguese fiction -- 19th century N1 - Release date is 2020-07-12; Produced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "O Bem e o Mal: Romance" by Camilo Castelo Branco is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around Ladislau Tiberio Militão de Villa Cova, a young man raised under strict moral teachings and surrounded by a deeply religious family lineage. The narrative explores themes of virtue, love, and the conflicts between duty and personal desire. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Ladislau, who has been raised by his uncle, Padre Praxedes, after his father's entry into a convent and his mother's death. The atmosphere is somber, reflecting a family steeped in tradition and tragedy. The narrative hints at Ladislau's internal struggles as he contemplates his future, including a possible vocation in the priesthood, urged by his uncle's teachings. Simultaneously, he is introduced to the beautiful Peregrina, sister of a newly appointed priest, which sparks an unexpected romantic interest that complicates his rigid upbringing and personal aspirations. This opening sets the stage for a story rich with emotional depth and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62624 ER -