''A Morgadinha dos Canaviais'' is a

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Júlio Dinis Júlio Dinis, pseudonym of Joaquim Guilherme Gomes Coelho (14 November 1839 – 12 September 1871) was a Portuguese doctor and poet, playwright and novelist. He was the first great novelist of modern Portuguese middle-class society. His novels, e ...

, published in 1868. Set in the nineteenth century, the story revolves around Madalena Constança, a girl of great beauty and generosity.''A morgadinha dos canaviais''
- Porto Editora The novel was made into a film in 1949, directed by Caetano Bonucci and Amadeu Ferrari.

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