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Diva

By José de Alencar

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Cover: Dame à la Rose (c. 1905), painting by Belmiro de Almeida (1858–1935) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (artist died 1935)

Diva is a novel written by the Brazilian writer José de Alencar. It was first published in 1864. Emilia is a rich and cultured girl that, with a hint of cruelty, enjoys the courtship of young men, but makes them suffer for that. In this love story between Augusto and the divine - but fatal - Emilia, the world of conventions and human relationships is portrayed as based on convenience.

Summary source: Wikipedia: Diva (Alencar novel) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Table of contents

  1. 1: Introdução
  2. 2: Capítulo 2
  3. 3: Capítulo 3
  4. 4: Capítulo 4
  5. 5: Capítulo 5
  6. 6: Capítulo 6
  7. 7: Capítulo 7
  8. 8: Capítulo 8
  9. 9: Capítulo 9
  10. 10: Capítulo 10
  11. 11: Capítulo 11
  12. 12: Capítulo 12
  13. 13: Capítulo 13
  14. 14: Capítulo 14
  15. 15: Capítulo 15
  16. 16: Capítulo 16
  17. 17: Capítulo 17
  18. 18: Capítulo 18
  19. 19: Capítulo 19
  20. 20: Capítulo 20
  21. 21: Capítulo 21
  22. 22: Pós-escrito
  23. 23: Nota