Cousin Bazilio - Aspects of Portugal Author:ECa de Queiros, Roy Campbell A tale of bourgeois sexual folly and hypocrisy in nineteenth-century Lisbon. Eca describes a gallery of vivid characters: * Bazilio the suave villain * Jorge the smug, uxorious husband * Luiza the bored, silly wife * Juliana, the plain, desperate maid * Leopoldina, 'the Ever-Open Door' * the voluminous Dona Felicidade... more », and many more. The book aroused a scandal for its frank descriptions of sex and desire. What still grips the reader is the author's acute portrayal of the constraints imposed on men and, especially, women.« less