The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 5
The Mystery unfolded—Another Recognition, which, it is to be hoped, the Reader could not foresee
O Mistério desvendado — Outro Reconhecimento, que, é de se esperar, o Leitor não pôde prever
CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE. A retrospective Link, necessary for the Concatenation of these Memoirs
CAPÍTULO SESSENTA E CINCO. Um Elo retrospectivo, necessário para a Concatenação destas Memórias
CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX. The History draws near a Period
CAPÍTULO SESSENTA E SEIS. A História se aproxima de um Período
CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN. The Longest and the Last
CAPÍTULO SESSENTA E SETE. O Mais Longo e o Último
ILLUSTRATIONS
ILUSTRAÇÕES
Titlepage of Part One
Página de Título da Primeira Parte
Frontispiece of Part One
Frontispício da Primeira Parte
He Opened the Repository
Ele Abriu o Repositório
Titlepage of Part Two
Página de Título da Segunda Parte
Frontispiece of Part Two
Frontispício da Segunda Parte
You Are the Count de Melvil
Você É o Conde de Melvil
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUÇÃO
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom, Smollett's third novel, was given to the world in 1753.
As Aventuras de Ferdinand Conde Fathom, o terceiro romance de Smollett, foram dadas ao mundo em 1753.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, writing to her daughter, the Countess of Bute, over a year later [January 1st, 1755], remarked that "my friend Smollett . . has certainly a talent for invention, though I think it flags a little in his last work."
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, escrevendo à sua filha, a Condessa de Bute, mais de um ano depois [1º de janeiro de 1755], observou que "meu amigo Smollett . . certamente tem talento para a invenção, embora eu ache que ele diminui um pouco em sua última obra."
Lady Mary was both right and wrong.
Lady Mary estava ao mesmo tempo certa e errada.
The inventive power which we commonly think of as Smollett's was the ability to work over his own experience into realistic fiction.
O poder inventivo que comumente associamos a Smollett era a capacidade de transformar sua própria experiência em ficção realista.
Of this, Ferdinand Count Fathom shows comparatively little.
Disso, Ferdinand Conde Fathom demonstra comparativamente pouco.
It shows relatively little, too, of Smollett's vigorous personality, which in his earlier works was present to give life and interest to almost every chapter, were it to describe a street brawl, a ludicrous situation, a whimsical character, or with venomous prejudice to gibbet some enemy.
Também revela relativamente pouco da vigorosa personalidade de Smollett, que em suas obras anteriores estava presente para dar vida e interesse a quase todos os capítulos, fosse para descrever uma briga de rua, uma situação ridícula, um personagem excêntrico, ou com preconceito venenoso para expor algum inimigo à execração pública.
Vocabulary
- Mistério
- Something secret or not fully understood; a puzzle.
- desvendado
- Revealed, uncovered, or solved; made clear.
- Outro
- Another; different; one more of something.
- Reconhecimento
- Recognition, acknowledgment, or gratitude for something.
- que
- That; which; what; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; used in passive voice.
- esperar
- To wait; to expect; to hope for something.
- Leitor
- Reader; one who reads books or texts.
- não
- No; not; used to negate verbs or statements.
- pôde
- Could; was able to; past tense of poder.
- prever
- To foresee; to predict; to anticipate future events.
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter; division of a book or written work.
- SESSENTA
- Sixty; the number 60.
- CINCO
- Five; the number 5.
- Um
- One; the number 1; singular article.
- Elo
- Link; connection; a ring in a chain.
- necessário
- Necessary; required; essential for something.
- para
- For; to; toward; in order to.
- destas
- Of these; from these; contraction of de+estas.
- Memórias
- Memories; memoirs; written accounts of past events.
- SEIS
- Six; the number 6.
- História
- History; story; narrative of past events.
- aproxima
- Approaches; comes near to; draws closer to.
- Período
- Period; span of time; section or division.
- SETE
- Seven; the number 7.
- Mais
- More; additional; greater in quantity or degree.
- Longo
- Long; extended in length or duration.
- Último
- Last; final; ultimate; most recent.
- ILUSTRAÇÕES
- Illustrations; pictures or drawings in a book.
- Página
- Page; side of a leaf in a book.
- Título
- Title; name of a book or work.
- da
- Of the; from the; contraction of de+a.
- Primeira
- First; earliest; before others in time.
- Parte
- Part; portion; section of a whole.
- Ele
- He; him; masculine singular personal pronoun.
- Abriu
- Opened; past tense of abrir; opened something.
- Segunda
- Second; next after the first; feminine form.
- Você
- You; formal or informal pronoun in Portuguese.
- Conde
- Count; nobleman; title of nobility.
- INTRODUÇÃO
- Introduction; opening section of a book.
- As
- The; plural feminine article in Portuguese.
- Aventuras
- Adventures; exciting or daring experiences and journeys.
- terceiro
- Third; next after the second; masculine form.
- romance
- Novel; fictional prose narrative; romantic relationship.
- foram
- Were; past tense of ser; they were.
- dadas
- Given; past participle of dar; feminine plural.
- ao
- To the; contraction of a+o.
- mundo
- World; earth; the global human society.
- em
- In; at; during; preposition of time/location.
- Lady
- Lady; woman of rank; English honorific title.
- escrevendo
- Writing; present participle of escrever; composing text.
- sua
- Her; his; your; possessive pronoun form.
- filha
- Daughter; female child of parents.
- Condessa
- Countess; wife of a count or noblewoman.
- mais
- More; additional; greater; also means plus.
- ano
- Year; twelve-month period; unit of time.
- depois
- After; later; subsequently; at a later time.
- 1º
- First; ordinal number abbreviation; primeiro.
- janeiro
- January; first month of the calendar year.
- observou
- Observed; past tense of observar; noticed something.
- meu
- My; mine; possessive pronoun masculine singular.
- amigo
- Friend; person with whom one has affinity.
- certamente
- Certainly; surely; definitely; without doubt.
- tem
- Has; have; third person singular of ter.
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