Subscribe Now

Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Read and listen as much as you want
  • Over 1 million titles
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • 7 days free trial, then €9.99/month
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Subscribe Now
Cover for D. Paula

D. Paula

Editions

3

Language
English
Format
Category

Fiction

In the short story "D. Paula", Machado de Assis presents a cunning and observant widow who notices the romantic involvement between her niece Venancinha and the young Vasco. While advising the girl with apparent moral severity, D. Paula gradually reveals that she also has memories of a forbidden love in her own youth. Between confidences and silences, the short story exposes the irony of social conventions and the persistence of human passions.

© 2026 SAMPI Books (Ebook): 9786551731785

Release date

Ebook: 24 March 2026

Tags

Other editions

  1. D. Paula
    D. Paula Machado de Assis
  2. D. Paula
    D. Paula Machado de Assis

Books similar to D. Paula

  1. Hampden
    Hampden Schoolcraft, Evelyn Griggs
  2. Bisbee
    Bisbee Annie Graeme Larkin
  3. An Essay on Papal Infallibility
    An Essay on Papal Infallibility John Sinclair
  4. The Panama Canal (Annotated): Enriched Edition. Engineering, Empire, and Global Trade in the Making of a Modern Maritime Passage
    The Panama Canal (Annotated): Enriched Edition. Engineering, Empire, and Global Trade in the Making of a Modern Maritime Passage Frederic J. Haskin
  5. The Ghostly Tales of the Queen Mary
    The Ghostly Tales of the Queen Mary Shelli Timmons
  6. Panama Odyssey
    Panama Odyssey William J. Jorden
  7. An Interview With Seymour Simon
    An Interview With Seymour Simon Seymour Simon
  8. Ghosts of Historic Delaware, Ohio
    Ghosts of Historic Delaware, Ohio John B. Ciochetty
  9. Snowball Truce!
    Snowball Truce! Michel-Yves Schmitt
  10. Hostage in Havana
    Hostage in Havana Noel Hynd
  11. Paula
    Paula Sandra Hoffmann
  12. The Pajama Game
    The Pajama Game Eugenie Seifer Olson

Start with these

View all titles
  1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J.K. Rowling
    4.7
  2. Yesteryear
    Yesteryear Caro Claire Burke
    4.1
  3. A Court of Thorns and Roses (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 1
    A Court of Thorns and Roses (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: A Court of Thorns and Roses 1 Sarah J. Maas
    4.2
  4. Fourth Wing
    Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros
    4.6
  5. Throne of Glass
    Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas
    4.2
  6. Fourth Wing (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Empyrean 1
    Fourth Wing (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Empyrean 1 Rebecca Yarros
    4.7
  7. Icebreaker
    Icebreaker Hannah Grace
    4
  8. The Divorce
    The Divorce Freida McFadden
    4
  9. A Game of Thrones
    A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin
    4.4
  10. House of Earth and Blood (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Crescent City 1
    House of Earth and Blood (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Crescent City 1 Sarah J. Maas
    4.4
  11. Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection)
    Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection) Rebecca Yarros
    4.5
  12. Red Rising (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Red Rising 1
    Red Rising (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Red Rising 1 Pierce Brown
    4.4
  13. The Fellowship of the Ring
    The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien
    4.8
  14. Dear Debbie
    Dear Debbie Freida McFadden
    4.1
  15. Fourth Wing (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Empyrean 1
    Fourth Wing (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: The Empyrean 1 Rebecca Yarros
    4.7

This is why you’ll love Storytel

  • Listen and read without limits

  • 800 000+ stories in 40 languages

  • Kids Mode (child-safe environment)

  • Cancel anytime

Unlimited stories, anytime

Unlimited

Listen and read as much as you want

9.99 € /month

  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Offline Mode

  • Kids Mode

  • Cancel anytime

Try now
Company
Explore
Useful links
Language and region

  • English

  • International

  • app_store_button
  • google_play_button
Follow us