Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca (Portuguese Edition)

Inspired by English novels like Jane Eyre, Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca is Dinis' praise of provincial life after the reforms of Portugal's liberal monarchy in the middle of the 19th century. Worried about the decline of his family's fortunes, Jorge plans with his brother, Maurice, to maintain their standing by making the family estate productive again, relying heavily on the assistance of their former servant and successful farmer Tomé da Póvoa. But Jorge's plans are complicated when his father, Don Luiz, learns of and is mortified by the assistance of a former servant. Worse still, Don Luiz learns that Jorge is in love with Tomé's daughter.