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EBDL1T1 Lodge, David
1995 Therapy London: Secker & Warburg, pp 3-97. Copyright © 1995 David Lodge. Used by permission of David Lodge. (Revised version by the COMPARA team, February 2003.)
SOURCE: English, UK; 43762 tokens, 40459 words, 6872 types. 2149 alignment units.1995 Terapia translated by Maria do Carmo Figueira. Lisboa: Gradiva, pp 11-88. Copyright © 1995 Gradiva Publicações, Lda. Used by permission of Gradiva Publicações, Lda.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 45159 tokens, 42389 words, 7930 types.
EBDL1T2 Lodge, David
1995 Therapy London: Secker & Warburg, pp 3-97. Copyright © 1995 David Lodge. Used by permission of David Lodge. (Revised version by the COMPARA team, February 2003.)
SOURCE: English, UK; 43762 tokens, 40459 words, 6872 types. 2149 alignment units.1997 Terapia translated by Lídia Cavalcante-Luther. São Paulo: Scipione, pp 11-115. Copyright © 1997 Scipione. Used by permission of Editora Scipione.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Brazil; 45199 tokens, 42489 words, 7550 types.
EBDL2 Lodge, David
1989 Nice Work London: Penguin, pp 13-89. Copyright © 1988 by David Lodge. Used by permission of David Lodge.
SOURCE: English, UK; 28166 tokens, 26545 words, 5919 types. 1471 alignment units.1996 Um almoço nunca é de graça translated by Maria Carlota Pracana. Lisboa: Gradiva, pp 13-67. Copyright © Gradiva Publicações, Lda. Used by permission of Gradiva Publicações, Lda.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 28988 tokens, 27194 words, 6470 types.
EBDL3T1 Lodge, David
1975 Changing PlacesLondon: Secker & Warburg, pp 3-71. Copyright © David Lodge 1975. Used by permission of David Lodge.
SOURCE: English, UK; 30226 tokens, 27686 words, 6047 types. 1481 alignment units.1995 A Troca translated by Helena Cardoso. Porto: Edições Asa, pp 9-67. Copyright © 1995 Edições Asa. Used by permission of Edições Asa.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 29283 tokens, 26664 words, 6620 types.
EBDL3T2 Lodge, David
1975 Changing PlacesLondon: Secker & Warburg, pp 3-71. Copyright © David Lodge 1975. Used by permission of David Lodge.
SOURCE: English, UK; 30226 tokens, 27686 words, 6047 types. 1481 alignment units.1998 Invertendo os Papéis translated by Lídia Luther-Cavalcante. São Paulo: Scipione, pp 15-93. Copyright © 1998 Scipione. Used by permission of Scipione.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Brazil; 30863 tokens, 29109 words, 6350 types.
EBJB1 Barnes, Julian
1984 Flaubert's parrot Corpus text based on London: Picador, 1985, pp 11-65. Copyright © 1984 by Julian Barnes. Used by permission of Julian Barnes.
SOURCE: English, UK; 21442 tokens, 19930 words, 4615 types. 1199 alignment units.1988 O papagaio de Flaubert translated by Ana Maria Amador. Corpus text based on Lisboa: Queztal Editores, 1988, pp 11-74. Copyright © 1988 by Quetzal Editores. Used by permission of Quetzal Editores.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 20961 tokens, 19033 words, 5049 types.
EBJT1 Trollope, Joanna
1996 Next of kin Corpus text based on London: Black Swan, 1997, pp 7-87. Copyright © 1996 Joanna Trollope. Used by permission of Joanna Trollope.
SOURCE: English, UK; 32492 tokens, 30372 words, 4588 types. 2078 alignment units.1998 Parentes próximos translated by Ana Falcão Bastos. Corpus text based on Lisboa: Gradiva, 1998, pp 7-77. Copyright © 1998 Gradiva Publicações, Lda. Used by permission of Gradiva Publicações, Lda.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 32552 tokens, 30300 words, 5716 types.
EBJT2 Trollope, Joanna
1993 A Spanish Lover London: Bloomsbury pp 223-313. Copyright © 1993 Joanna Trollope. Used by permission of Joanna Trollope.
SOURCE: English, UK; 37387 tokens, 35104 words, 4495 types. 2375 alignment units.1999 Um Amante Espanhol translated by Ana Falcão Bastos. Lisboa: Gradiva, pp 223-310. Copyright © 1993 Joanna Trollope, Portuguese translation: Gradiva Publicações. Used by permission of Gradiva Publicações.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 35824 tokens, 33206 words, 5706 types.
EBLC1 Carrol, Lewis
1871 Through the Looking Glass Corpus extract based on WWW Project Gutenberg 1994 lglass18.txt edition pp 7-18 & 24-33.
SOURCE: English, UK; 13312 tokens, 12440 words, 1594 types. 621 alignment units.1977 Alice do Outro Lado do Espelho translated by Yolanda Artiaga, Nina Videira and Luís Lobo. Lisboa: Estampa, pp 25-47 & 63-79. Copyright © 1996 Estampa. Used by permission of Editorial Estampa.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 12160 tokens, 10292 words, 2203 types.
EBOW1 Wilde, Oscar
1890 The Picture of Dorian Gray http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext94/dgray10.txt. Project Gutenberg, 1994, chapters 8-20.
SOURCE: English, UK; 29965 tokens, 27496 words, 4193 types. 1736 alignment units.1990 O Retrato de Dorian Gray translated by Januário Leite. Lisboa: Estampa, pp 115-194. Copyright © 1990 Editorial Estampa. Used by permission of Editorial Estampa.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 27239 tokens, 25305 words, 5764 types.
ESNG1 Gordimer, Nadine
1990 My son's story Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by the ENPC based on London: Penguin, 1991, pp 3-46. Copyright © 1990 Nadine Gordimer. Used by permission of Nadine Gordimer.
SOURCE: English, South Africa; 15920 tokens, 15046 words, 3054 types. 674 alignment units.1992 A história do meu filho translated by Geraldo Galvão Ferraz. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by the ENPC based on São Paulo: Editora Siciliano, 1992, pp 11-49. Copyright © 1992 Siciliano. Used by permission of Editora Siciliano.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Brazil; 15035 tokens, 14134 words, 3595 types.
EUHJ1 James, Henry
1880 Washington Square, http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext01/wassq10.txt, Project Gutenberg, 2001, pp 6-43.
SOURCE: English, USA; 23431 tokens, 20920 words, 3010 types. 1078 alignment units.1990 A Herdeira translated by M. F. Gonçalves de Azevedo. Lisboa: Editorial Estampa, pp 7-77. Copyright © 1990 Editorial Estampa. Used by permission of Editorial Estampa.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 21128 tokens, 19459 words, 3881 types.
EURZ1 Zimler, Richard
1998 The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon Corpus extract based on 1998 edition, London: Arcadia Books Ltd. pp 7 & 205-295 & 315-318. Copyright © Richard Zimler 1998. Used by permission of Richard Zimler.
SOURCE: English, USA; 44153 tokens, 38104 words, 5803 types. 3540 alignment units.1996 O Último Cabalista de Lisboa translated by José Lima. Lisboa: Quetzal Editores, pp 17-20 & 205-294. Copyright © 1996 Queztal. Used by permission of Quetzal Editores.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 44730 tokens, 40543 words, 7491 types.
PAJA1 Agualusa, José Eduardo
1992 A Feira dos Assombrados. Lisbon: Vega 1992, pp 11-17. Copyright Vega © 1992. Used by permission of José Eduardo Agualusa and Vega.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Angola; 2076 tokens, 1965 words, 926 types, 91 alignment units.1994 Shadowtown translated by Richard Zenith. Prague: Trafika. Digital text by Richard Zenith. Used by permission of Trafika and Richard Zenith.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 2146 tokens, 2019 words, 846 types.
PBAA1 Azevedo, Aluísio
1890 O Cortiço, http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/aluisioazevedo/cortico/cortico.html [06/12/1999].
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 8324 tokens, 7900 words, 2376 types, 292 alignment units.2000 The slum: a novel translated by David Rosenthal. New York: Oxford University Press, pp 1-17. Copyright © 2000 by Oxford University Press. Used by permission of Oxford University Press, Inc.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 7451 tokens, 6934 words, 2025 types.
PBAD1 Dourado, Autran
1973 O Risco do Bordado Rio de Janeiro: Editora Expressão e Cultura, pp 13-68. Copyright © Autran Dourado 1970. Used by permission of Autran Dourado.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 20245 tokens, 18918 words, 3782 types, 1273 alignment units.1984 Pattern for a Tapestry translated by John Parker. London: Peter Owen, pp 13-54. Copyright © John M. Parker 1984. Used by permission of John Parker.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 22371 tokens, 21042 words, 3372 types.
PBCB1 Buarque, Chico
1995 Benjamim São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, pp 9-52. Copyright © Chico Buarque 1995. Used by permission of Chico Buarque.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 12129 tokens, 11542 words, 3513 types, 443 alignment units.1997 Benjamin translated by Cliff Landers. London: Bloomsbury, pp 3-45. Copyright © Cliff Landers 1997. Used by permission of Cliff Landers.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 13283 tokens, 12753 words, 3084 types.
PBJA1T1 Alencar, José de
1865 Iracema http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/josedealencar/iracema/iracema.html , pp 1-12 [06/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by the Biblioteca Virtual do Estudante Brasileiro, based on 24th ed., São Paulo: Ática, 1991.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 3741 tokens, 3470 words, 1249 types, 217 alignment units.2000 Iracema translated by Clifford Landers. Corpus text based on New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp 1-17. Copyright © 2000 by Oxford University Press. Used by permission of Oxford University Press.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 4197 tokens, 3860 words, 1176 types.
PBJA1T2 Alencar, José de
1865 Iracema http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/josedealencar/iracema/iracema.html , pp 1-12 [06/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by the Biblioteca Virtual do Estudante Brasileiro, based on 24th ed., São Paulo: Ática, 1991.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 3741 tokens, 3470 words, 1249 types, 217 alignment units.1886 Iracema, the honey lips: a legend of Brazil translated by Lady Isabel Burton. Corpus text based on London: Bickers, 1886, pp 1-17.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 4291 tokens, 3938 words, 1302 types.
PBMA1 Machado de Assis, J.
1886 Quincas Borba http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/machadodeassis/quincasborba/quincasborba.html pp 1-21 [06/12/1999] Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by Núcleo de Pesquisas em Informática, Literatura e Lingüística da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, based on Obra Completa, by Machado de Assis, vol. I, Nova Aguilar, Rio de Janeiro, 1994.
1998 Quincas Borbaedited by Celso Favaretto and David T. Haberly; translated by Gregory Rabassa. Corpus text based on New York: Oxford University Press 1998, pp 5-45. Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press Inc. Used by permission of Oxford University Press, Inc.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 13733 tokens, 12621 words, 3183 types, 841 alignment units.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 15783 tokens, 14301 words, 2662 types.
PBMA2 Machado de Assis, Joaquim
1881 Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/machadodeassis/brascubas/cubas.html pp 1-24 [06/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by Renato Lima for Virtual bookstore, livros e literatura.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 12390 tokens, 11610 words, 3404 types, 508 alignment units.1998 The posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas translated by Gregory Rabassa. Corpus text based on New York: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp 5-34. Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press Inc. Used by permission of Oxford University Press, Inc.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 13381 tokens, 12506 words, 2935 types.
PBMA3 Machado de Assis, Joaquim
1899 Dom Casmurro http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/machadodeassis/dcasmurro/dcasmurro.html pp 1-18 [06/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by Núcleo de Pesquisas em Informática, Literatura e Lingüística da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 12003 tokens, 11099 words, 2997 types, 680 alignment units.1997 Dom Casmurro translated by John Gledson. Corpus text based on New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, pp 3-39. Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press Inc. Used by permission of Oxford University Press, Inc.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 14074 tokens, 12884 words, 2572 types.
PBMR1 Rey, Marcos
1986 Memórias de um Gigolô. São Paulo: Ática Editorial, pp 159-224. Copyright Ática Editorial. Used by permission of Ática Editorial. http://www.marcosrey.com.br.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 22763 tokens, 20616 words, 5370 types, 1979 alignment units.1987 Memoirs of a Gigolo translated by Clifford Landers. New York: Avon pp 155-217. Copyright Clifford Landers. Used by permission of Clifford Landers.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 26424 tokens, 23174 words, 4365 types.
PBPC1 Coelho, Paulo
1988 O alquimista Corpus text based on Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 2000, pp 21-79. Copyright © 1988 by Paulo Coelho. Used by permission of Paulo Coelho.
1993 The alquemist translated by Alan Clarke. Corpus text based on London: Thorsons, 1997, pp 3-50. Copyright © by Paulo Coelho & Alan Clarke. Used by permission of Paulo Coelho and Alan Clarke.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 11742 tokens, 10775 words, 2242 types, 772 alignment units.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 13077 tokens, 11897 words, 1787 types.
PBPM1 Melo, Patrícia
1998 O elogio da mentira Corpus text based on São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1998, pp 11-61. Copyright © 1998 by Patrícia Melo. Used by permission of Patrícia Melo.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 15152 tokens, 14036 words, 3457 types, 1025 alignment units.1999 In praise of lies translated by Clifford Landers. Corpus extract based on London: Bloomsbury, 1999, pp 1-53. Copyright © 1999 by Clifford Landers. Used by permission of Clifford Landers.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 16692 tokens, 15397 words, 2955 types.
PBRF1 Fonseca, Rubem
1988 Vastas emoções e pensamentos imperfeitos São Paulo: Companhia das Letras,pp 7-102.Copyright © Rubem Fonseca. Used by permission of Rubem Fonseca.
1997 The lost manuscript translated by Clifford Landers. London: Bloomsbury, pp 3-107. Copyright © 1997 by Clifford Landers. Used by permission of Clifford Landers.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 34657 tokens, 29643 words, 5893 types, 2806 alignment units.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 36116 tokens, 32970 words, 4767 types.
PMMC1 Couto, Mia
1987 Vozes Anoitecidas. Lisboa: Editorial Caminho, pp 23-64. Copyright © Editorial Caminho 1987. Used by permission of Editorial Caminho
SOURCE: Portuguese, Mozambique; 7617 tokens, 6792 words, 2189 types, 758 alignment units.1990 Voices Made Night translated by David Brookshaw. Oxford: Heinneman, pp 1-28. Copyright © 1990 by David Brookshaw. Used by permission of David Brookshaw .
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 9359 tokens, 8565 words, 1982 types.
PMMC2 Couto, Mia
1990 Cada Homem é uma Raça. Lisboa: Editorial Caminho, pp 11-68. Copyright © Editorial Caminho 1990. Used by permission of Editorial Caminho
SOURCE: Portuguese, Mozambique; 12495 tokens, 11148 words, 3358 types, 1229 alignment units.1993 Every Man is a Race translated by David Brookshaw. Oxford: Heinneman, pp 1-37. Copyright © 1993 by David Brookshaw. Used by permission of David Brookshaw .
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 15047 tokens, 13709 words, 2785 types.
PPCC1 Castelo Branco, Camilo
1862 Amor de Perdição corpus extract taken from Obras integrais de Camilo Castelo Branco em CD-ROM. Projecto Vercial 2000, pp 60-92.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 19042 tokens, 17503 words, 3959 types, 1209 alignment units.2000 Doomed Love translated by Alice Clemente. Providence: Gávea Brown, pp 96-144. Copyright © 2000 Alice Clemente and Gávea-Brown Publications. Used by permission of Alice Clemente and Gávea-Brown Publications.
TRANSLATION: English, USA; 20418 tokens, 18096 words, 3006 types.
PPCP1 Cardoso Pires, José
1983 Balada da Praia dos Cães Lisboa: Edições "O Jornal", pp 13-60. First published by Publicações Dom Quixote, 1982. Copyright © 1982 by José Cardoso Pires. Used by permission of Maria Edite Cardoso Pires.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 17550 tokens, 16227 words, 4435 types, 899 alignment units.1986 Ballad of Dog's Beach translated by Mary Fitton. London: John M. Dent, pp 5-38. Copyright © 1986 by John M. Dent. Used by permission of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 15504 tokens, 14400 words, 3875 types.
PPEQ1 Eça de Queirós, J. M.
1880 O mandarim http://www.ipn.pt/opsis/litera/queiros.htmpp 2-10 [10/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by Deolinda Cabrera for Projecto Vercial.
1993 The mandarinin The mandarin and other storiestranslated by Margaret Jull Costa. Corpus text based on Sawtry: Dedalus Ltd, 1993, pp 5-25. Used by permission of Margaret Jull Costa and Dedalus Press.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 7274 tokens, 6754 words, 2500 types, 300 alignment units.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 8214 tokens, 7807 words, 2417 types.
PPEQ2 Eça de Queirós
1887 A Relíquia corpus extract taken from 1887 edition prepared by Deolinda Rodrigues Cabrera. for the Projecto Vercial. The orthography has been updated. Obras integrais de Eça de Queirós em CD-ROM. Projecto Vercial 1996 - 2003, pp 1-42.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 30268 tokens, 28277 words, 6609 types, 1409 alignment units.1994 The Relic translated by Margaret Jull Costa. Sawtry: Dedalus, pp 7-89. Copyright © 1994 Margaret Jull Costa. Used by permission of Margaret Jull Costa.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 34058 tokens, 32439 words, 5496 types.
PPMC1 Carvalho, Mário de
1994 Um deus passeando pela brisa da tarde Corpus text based on Lisboa: Caminho, 1995, pp 13-87. Copyright © 1994 Editorial Caminho. Used by permission of Editorial Caminho.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 25012 tokens, 23499 words, 6463 types, 1383 alignment units.1997 A god strolling in the cool of the evening translated by Gregory Rabassa. Corpus text based on London: Phoenix, 1999, pp 1-79. Copyright © 1997 by Lousiana StateUniversity Press. Used by permission of Lousiana StateUniversity Press.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 27118 tokens, 25303 words, 4892 types.
PPSC1 Sá-Carneiro, Mário de
1914 A confissão de Lúcio http://www.ipn.pt/opsis/litera/carneiro.htm pp 2-19 [10/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by Deolinda Cabrera for Projecto Vercial, based on orthographically updated 1st edition, Lisbon, 1914.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 10252 tokens, 9440 words, 2796 types, 615 alignment units.1993 Lucio's confession translated by Margaret Jull Costa. Corpus text based on Sawtry: Dedalus Ltd, 1993, pp 19-50. Copyright © 1993 by Dedalus Ltd. Used by permission of Dedalus Ltd.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 11450 tokens, 10802 words, 2425 types.
PPSC2 Sá Carneiro, Mário de
1915 A Grande sombra electronic version obtained from Obras completas de Sá-Carneiro, vol. 3 "Céu em fogo", 2nd edition, 1956. Lisboa: Editora Ática, pp 39-123. Updated orthography.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 17187 tokens, 15643 words, 4302 types, 1124 alignment units.1996 The Great Shadow (and other stories) translated by Margaret Jull Costa. Sawtry: Dedalus, pp 15-74. Copyright © Margaret Jull Costa. Used by permission of Margaret Jull Costa and Dedalus Press.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 18546 tokens, 17398 words, 3460 types.
| Aligned texts | Source texts | Translations |
| Portuguese | 21 | 13 |
| English | 11 | 22 |
| Total | 32 | 35 |
| Alignment units | |
| Portuguese to English direction | 20070 |
| English to Portuguese direction | 22032 |
| Total | 42102 |
| Words | Source texts | Translations | Source texts & translations |
| Portuguese | 292948 | 360117 | 653069 |
| English | 362247 | 322194 | 684441 |
| Portuguese & English | 655195 | 682311 | 1337510 |
| Words/alignment unit | Source texts | Translations | Source texts & translations |
| Portuguese | 14.60 | 16.35 | 15.51 |
| English | 16.44 | 16.05 | 16.26 |
| Portuguese & English | 15.56 | 16.21 | 31.77 |
| Types | Source texts | Translations | Source texts & translations |
| Portuguese | 42042 | 33410 | 51262 |
| English | 22685 | 25885 | 33373 |
| Tokens | Source texts | Translations | Source texts & translations |
| Portuguese | 319393 | 389121 | 708518 |
| English | 394244 | 349000 | 743244 |
| Portuguese & English | 713637 | 738121 | 1451762 |
| Type/token ratio | Source texts | Translations | Source texts & translations |
| Portuguese | 0.1435 | 0.0928 | 0.0785 |
| English | 0.0626 | 0.0803 | 0.0488 |
| Translation notes | Foreign words or expressions | Named entities | Titles | Emphasis | |
| Portuguese | 50 | 1078 | 199 | 452 | 424 |
| English | 91 | 613 | 69 | 451 | 595 |
| Total | 141 | 1691 | 268 | 903 | 1019 |
| Language variety | Words in Portuguese | Words in English | Alignment units | Texts |
| United States | 264461 | 246493 | 1383 | 14 |
| Angola | 2076 | 2146 | 91 | 1 |
| Brazil | 261717 | 277048 | 2806 | 15 |
| United Kingdom | 462862 | 446986 | 1124 | 20 |
| Portugal | 424609 | 439643 | 1124 | 17 |
| Mozambique | 20112 | 24406 | 1229 | 2 |
| South Africa | 15920 | 15035 | 674 | 1 |
| Author | Year | Source Text | Place | Source Publisher |
| Agualusa, José Eduardo | 1990 | D. Nicolau Água Rosada e outras histórias verdadeiras | Lisboa | Vega |
| Levitin, Alexis | 1995 | The incredible but true story of Prince Nicolau Agua-Rosada | Madison | The Literary Review |
| de Almeida, Manuel Antônio | 1854/55 | Memórias de um Sargento de Milícias | WWW | Biblioteca Virtual, USP |
| Sousa, Ronald W. | 1999 | Memoirs of a Militia Sergeant | New York | Oxford University Press |
| Azevedo, Aluísio | 1881 | O mulato | WWW | Virtual Bookstore, Livros e Literatura |
| MacNicoll, Graeme | 1990 | Mulatto | Cranbury, NJ | Associated University Presses |
| Barnes, Julian | 1989 | The history of the world in 10 1/2 chapters | London | Picador |
| Uma história do mundo em 10 1/2 Capítulos | Lisboa | Quetzal Editores |
| Buarque, Chico | 1991 | Estorvo | São Paulo | Companhia das Letras |
| Bush, Peter | 1992 | Turbulence | London | Bloomsbury |
| Coelho, Paulo | 1987 | Diário de um mago | Rio de Janeiro | Rocco |
| Clarke, Alan | 1995 | The pilgrimage: a contemporary quest for ancient wisdom | New York | HarperCollins |
| Coelho, Paulo | 1996 | O monte cinco | Rio de Janeiro | Objetiva |
| Landers, Clifford | 1998 | The fifth mountain | London | Harper |
| Conrad, Joseph | 1902 | Heart of darkness | WWW | Project Gutenberg |
| Fernandes, Aníbal | 1983 | O coração das trevas | Lisboa | Editorial Estampa |
| Dourado, Autran | 1975 | Os sinos da agonia | Rio de Janeiro | Editora Expressão e Cultura |
| Parker, John | 1988 | The bells of agony | London | Peter Owen |
| Eça de Queirós, J. M. | Alves e Co. | WWW | Projecto Vercial |
| Vetch, John | 1993 | The yellow sofa | Manchester | Carcanet Press Limited |
| Fonseca, Rubem | 1983 | A grande arte | São Paulo | Companhia das Letras |
| Watson, Ellen | 1987 | High art | London | Collins |
| Gordimer, Nadine | 1974 | The conservationist | London | Picador |
| 1992 | O conservador | Porto | Edições Asa |
| Gordimer, Nadine | 1981 | Burger's daughter | London | Penguin |
| Teixeira de Aguilar, J. | 1992 | A filha de Burger | Porto | Edições Asa |
| Gordimer, Nadine | 1992 | July's people | Bath | Chivers Press |
| 1986 | A gente de July | Lisboa | Editorial Teorema |
| Lodge, David | 1984 | Small world | London | Secker & Warburg |
| 1996 | O mundo é pequeno | Porto | Edições Asa |
| Lodge, David | 1992 | Paradise news | London | Penguin |
| Babo, Carlos Grifo | 2000 | Notícias do paraíso | Lisboa | Gradiva Publicações, Lda |
| Lodge, David | 1993 | How far can you go? | London | Secker & Warburg |
| Cardoso, Helena | 1997 | Até onde se pode ir? | Lisboa | Gradiva Publicações, Lda |
| Machado de Assis, Joaquim | 1904 | Esaú e Jacó | WWW | Biblioteca Virtual, USP |
| Lowe, Elizabeth | 2000 | Esau and Jacob | Oxford University Press |
| Machado de Assis, Joaquim | 1876 | Helena | WWW | Biblioteca Virtual, USP |
| Caldwell, Helen | 1987 | Helena | Berkeley | University of California Press |
| Machado de Assis, J. | 1908 | Memorial de Aires | WWW | Bibioteca Virtual, USP |
| Caldwell, Helen | 1972 | Counselor Ayres' Memorial | Berkeley | University of California Press |
| Melo, Patrícia | 1995 | O matador | São Paulo | Companhia das Letras |
| Landers, Clifford | 1997 | The killer | London | Bloomsbury |
| Saramago, José | 1989 | História do cerco de Lisboa | Lisboa | Editorial Caminho |
| Pontiero, Giovanni | 1996 | The History of the siege of Lisbon | London | Harvill Press |
| Saramago, José | 1995 | Ensaio sobre a cegueira | Lisboa | Editorial Caminho |
| Pontiero, Giovanni | 1997 | Blindness | London | Harvill Press |
| Sena, Jorge de | 1978 | Sinais de fogo | Lisboa | Edições 70, Lda. |
| Byrne, John | 1999 | Signs of fire | Manchester | Carcanet Press Limited |
| Shelley, Mary | 1818 | Frankenstein | WWW | Project Gutenberg |
| Frankenstein | Lisboa | Editorial Estampa |
| Soares, Jô | 1995 | O xangô de Baker Street | São Paulo | Companhia das Letras |
| Landers, Clifford | A samba for sherlock | New York | Pantheon books |
| Trollope, Joanna | 1996 | The best of friends | London | Bloomsbury |
| 1996 | Os melhores amigos | Lisboa | Gradiva Publicações, Lda |
| Wilde, Oscar | 1897 | De profundis | WWW | Project Gutenberg |
| 1991 | De profundis | Lisboa | Editorial Estampa |
| Zimler, Richard | 2000 | The angelic darkness | London | Arcadia Books, Ltd. |
| Lima, José | 1983 | Trevas de luz | Lisboa | Quetzal Editores |