El Mandarín by Eça de Queirós

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18228.html.images 178 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18228.epub3.images 274 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18228.epub.images 276 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18228.epub.noimages 139 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18228.kf8.images 381 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18228.kindle.images 366 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18228.txt.utf-8 167 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/18228/pg18228-h.zip 265 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Queirós, Eça de, 1845-1900
Title El Mandarín
Note Reading ease score: 48.0 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandarin_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_mandar%C3%ADn_(novela)
Credits Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "El Mandarín" by Eça de Queirós is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Teodoro, a resigned and underpaid civil servant, who becomes entangled in an unusual existential dilemma after reading about a wealthy Mandarín in China. The tale explores themes of ambition, morality, and the consequences of one's actions as Teodoro's mundane life is disrupted by the prospect of unimaginable wealth. The opening of the novel introduces us to Teodoro, who lives a monotonous life as a low-ranking clerk, often finding solace in his daydreams and old books. During one of his nightly readings, he is captivated by a magical proposition involving a Mandarín who will leave behind great riches upon his death. Eventually, Teodoro encounters a mysterious figure who encourages him to ring a bell, triggering a series of events that lead to his astonishing inheritance of the Mandarín's fortune. This unexpected twist plants the seeds for Teodoro's subsequent moral quandary as he grapples with the implications of his newfound wealth. As he begins to explore his newfound status, the haunting presence of the Mandarín lingers, setting the stage for deeper reflections on wealth, guilt, and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language Spanish
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 18228
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 63 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
iBiblio