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• The Alienist • novelette by Machado de Assis (trans. of O alienista 1881) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• In the Ark: Three Unpublished Chapters from the Book of Genesis • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of Na arca: três capítulos inéditos do Gênesis 1878) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• The Bonze's Secret • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of O segredo do bonzo 1882) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• The Most Serene Republic (Canon Vargas's Lecture) • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of A sereníssima república 1882) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• The Mirror: A Brief Outline of a New Theory of the Human Soul • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of O espelho: esboço de uma nova teoria da alma humana 1882) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• A Visit from Alcibiades • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of Uma visita de Alcibíades 1882) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• The Devil's Church • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of A igreja do Diabo 1883) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• An Alexandrian Tale • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of Conto alexandrino 1883) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• Second Life • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of A segunda vida 1884) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• The Academies of Siam • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of As academias de Sião 1884) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• Among Saints • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of Entre santos 1886) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• Adam and Eve • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of Adão e Eva 1885) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• An Apologue • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of Um apólogo 1885) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• Life! • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of Viver! 1886) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• The Canon, or The Metaphysics of Style • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of O cônego ou Metafísica do estilo 1885) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• The Dictionary • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of O dicionário 1899) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• Canary Thoughts • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of Idéias de canário 1895) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]
• Xerxes's Tears • short story by Machado de Assis (trans. of Lágrimas de Xerxes 1899) [as by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis]