George Monteiro is a professor emeritus of English and of Portuguese and Brazilian studies at Brown University and the author or editor of books on Henry James, Henry Adams, Robert Frost, Stephen Crane, Emily Dickinson, Fernando Pessoa, and Luis de Camões, among others.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionPrologue: The Map Brazil1. The Unwritten Elegy2. Unravished Brides3. Driving to the Interior 4. Rainbow, Rainbow, Rainbow5. Fire and Light6. Eye of the Sparrow 7. Good Times at Cabo Frio8. An Ordinary Evening9. Promenade 10. In the Middle of the Road11. Crusoe in the Land of Vera Cruz12. A Tale of Jam and Jelly13. “A Miracle for Breakfast” 14. The Brazil Book 15. Scenery, StormsElsewhere16. Different Hats, Different Folks17. Village Matters 18. The Art of the Scapegoat 19. Burning Bridges 20. The Misprint and the Mouse21. Building a Rhyme for Ezra22. Send in a Toy 23. Down to the Sea24. Free to Be Free Epilogue: The Last Book Chapter NotesBibliography Index

George Monteiro is a professor emeritus of English and of Portuguese and Brazilian studies at Brown University and the author or editor of books on Henry James, Henry Adams, Robert Frost, Stephen Crane, Emily Dickinson, Fernando Pessoa, and Luis de Camões, among others.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionPrologue: The Map Brazil1. The Unwritten Elegy2. Unravished Brides3. Driving to the Interior 4. Rainbow, Rainbow, Rainbow5. Fire and Light6. Eye of the Sparrow 7. Good Times at Cabo Frio8. An Ordinary Evening9. Promenade 10. In the Middle of the Road11. Crusoe in the Land of Vera Cruz12. A Tale of Jam and Jelly13. “A Miracle for Breakfast” 14. The Brazil Book 15. Scenery, StormsElsewhere16. Different Hats, Different Folks17. Village Matters 18. The Art of the Scapegoat 19. Burning Bridges 20. The Misprint and the Mouse21. Building a Rhyme for Ezra22. Send in a Toy 23. Down to the Sea24. Free to Be Free Epilogue: The Last Book Chapter NotesBibliography Index

George Monteiro is a professor emeritus of English and of Portuguese and Brazilian studies at Brown University and the author or editor of books on Henry James, Henry Adams, Robert Frost, Stephen Crane, Emily Dickinson, Fernando Pessoa, and Luis de Camões, among others.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionPrologue: The Map Brazil1. The Unwritten Elegy2. Unravished Brides3. Driving to the Interior 4. Rainbow, Rainbow, Rainbow5. Fire and Light6. Eye of the Sparrow 7. Good Times at Cabo Frio8. An Ordinary Evening9. Promenade 10. In the Middle of the Road11. Crusoe in the Land of Vera Cruz12. A Tale of Jam and Jelly13. “A Miracle for Breakfast” 14. The Brazil Book 15. Scenery, StormsElsewhere16. Different Hats, Different Folks17. Village Matters 18. The Art of the Scapegoat 19. Burning Bridges 20. The Misprint and the Mouse21. Building a Rhyme for Ezra22. Send in a Toy 23. Down to the Sea24. Free to Be Free Epilogue: The Last Book Chapter NotesBibliography Index