As Minas de Salomão
- Approximate level
- C1
- Length
- 58,663 words
- Reading time
- 4 h 53 min
- Chapters
- 18
- Language
- Portuguese
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 2007
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This adventure novel follows a seasoned hunter recounting his perilous journey to find lost diamond mines in Africa. Written in the late nineteenth century, the text features classic Portuguese vocabulary and stylistic conventions from that era. You will encounter older spellings and sentence structures that reflect the formal tone of the time. The narrative is personal and reflective, making it a demanding but rewarding read for those looking to improve their comprehension of literary Portuguese through a classic tale of exploration.
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Subjects
- Africa -- Fiction
- Missing persons -- Fiction
- Adventure stories
- Treasure troves -- Fiction
- Hunting guides -- Fiction
- Diamond mines and mining -- Fiction
- Quatermain, Allan (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
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About 4 h 53 min at a native pace, spread over 18 chapters. In a foreign language plan for more: half an hour a day finishes a book of this size in a few weeks.
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