Wager by Robert L. Scott-Buccleuch, Machado de Assis

176 pages first pub 1908 (editions)

nonfiction classics reflective slow-paced
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Set in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the abolition of slavery in 1888, this tells the poignant story of an elderly diplomat captivated by a beautiful young widow. Imbued with autumnal sadness, it shrewdly and ironically portrays a man coming to ter...

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