02145cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500790015226400510023130000470028233600260032933700260035533800360038150000310041750801120044852011360056053400450169665300420174185600430178399900170182628201UtSlPG20260610133637.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7apt2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aCastelo Branco, Camilo,d1825-189010aNoites de insomnia, offerecidas a quem não póde dormir. Nº 10 (de 12) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-02-26  aProduced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images
of public domain material from Google Book Search)  a"Noites de Insomnia" by Camillo Castello Branco is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The story centers on the life of Beatriz de Vilalva, a young woman caught in a web of familial duty and societal expectations, reluctantly engaged to an older man while her heart yearns for freedom and love. The narrative touches on themes of love, rebellion, and the rigidity of social norms.  The opening of the narrative introduces Beatriz, a charming young woman, set to marry the elderly morgado of Pildre against her wishes. As the story unfolds, we glimpse her turmoil and resentment towards her father's authority and the impending marriage. Concurrently, an intriguing character, the young ex-monk Padre João de Queiroz, re-enters the social landscape, sparking warning signs from Beatriz's father about his potential influence on her. The tension escalates with Beatriz's desperate desire to escape this fate, leading her to make a drastic decision that sets the stage for the unfolding drama of love, loss, and social constraints in an era of strict societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPortuguese literature -- 19th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28201  c69110d69110