"First published in Portugal in 1880/1925"--T.p. verso.
Eca de Queiroz (1845-1900)is considered to be Portugal's greatest novelist. Dedalus has embarked on a project of making all his major works available in English in new translations by Margaret Jull Costa. The Mandarin, The Relic, The Tragedy of the Street of Flowers, The Crime of Father Amaro, Cousin Bazilio, The Maias and The City and the Mountains, Alves & Co have so far been published. Dedalus will publish the mystery of the Sintra Road in 2013.
