Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

Contos para a Infância

Rate this book
Contém:
1. A mãe
2. Piloto
3. A canção da cerejeira
4. Doçura e bondade
5. Não quero
6. O rico e o pobre
7. O malmequer
8. O ouro
9. A criança, o anjo e flor
10. Como um camponês aprendeu o Padre Nosso
11. Presente por presente
12. Alberto
13. O pinheiro ambicioso
14. O talismã
15. Boa sentença
16. Perfeição das obras de Deus
17. A urna das lágrimas
18. Reconhecimento e ingratidão
19. Os gigantes da montanha e os anões da planície
20. Os pêssegos
21. O rabequista
22. O fato novo do sultão
23. Os três véus de Maria
24. A alma
25. Os animais agradecidos
26. João e os seus camaradas
27. A boneca
28. O valente soldado de chumbo
29. O ermitão
30. Carlos Magno e o abade de S. Gall
31. Inconveniente da riqueza
32. O linho
33. O chapelinho encarnado
34. A igreja do rei
35. Os pequenos no bosque
36. Os cinco sonhos
37. Branca de Neve
38. A rapariguinha e os fósforos
39. A serpente branca
40. João Pateta

Nota:
Nesta obra de Guerra Junqueiro há sete contos de Hans Christian Andersen ( “A mãe”, “O malmequer”, “A criança, o anjo e flor”, “O fato novo do sultão”, “O valente soldado de chumbo”, “O linho” e “A rapariguinha e os fósforos”) - sendo a primeira vez que os contos do autor de Eventyr, fortalte for børn (1835; “Tales, Told for Children”) são publicados em livro em Portugal. O mesmo se aplica a dois contos dos Irmãos Grimm “Os gigantes da montanha e os anões da planície” e “A Serpente Branca”.

178 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1877

3 people are currently reading
20 people want to read

About the author

Guerra Junqueiro

99 books18 followers
Ana Maria Guerra bore Abílio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro to José António Junqueiro Júnior, a supply trader and farmer. Ana died when Abilio was only three years old.

He made secondary studies in Bragança and at sixteen, he enrolled at the University of Coimbra, to study theology. Two years later, he left to study law, that he concluded in 1873. Then he became secretary of the governor of Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, and later of Viana do Castelo. In 1878, he was elected to the House of Representatives.

In 1885, he at Porto published A velhice do Padre Eterno , which generated strong criticism from Portuguese Catholic Church. After the British Ultimatum and the political crisis associated, he was involved in the political debate in 1891, writing some best-sellers that had huge impact in public opinion, contributing to the discredit of the Portuguese monarchy and the success of the republican Party in the 1910 Portuguese Revolution. He translated into Portuguese short stories by Hans Christian Andersen.

He married Filomena Augusta da Silva Neves on February 10, 1880, the couple had two children; Maria Isabel Guerra Junqueiro on November 11, 1880, second wife without issue of Luís Augusto de Sales Pinto da Mesquita de Carvalho (1868-1931) and Júlia Guerra Junqueiro in 1881, unmarried and without issue. He died in Lisbon at the age of 73.

In 1940 Junqueiro's daughter donated his estate in Porto that became the Guerra Junqueiro's Museum.

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
6 (21%)
4 stars
14 (50%)
3 stars
8 (28%)
2 stars
0 (0%)
1 star
0 (0%)
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
Profile Image for Gloria Sousa.
62 reviews3 followers
May 26, 2016
Surgem por vezes contos dignos de um verdadeiro filme de horror, outros de uma simplicidade hilariante e surpreendente. O pensar antigo, o pensar religioso, o pensar português. Excelente!
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.