almost entirely subjective and personal, while his pamphlets are distinguished by energy of conviction, strength of affirmation, and contempt for weaker and more ignorant opponents. His History of Portugal is a great but incomplete monument. A lack of imagination and a deficit of the philosophic spirit prevented him from penetrating or drawing characters, but his analytical gift, joined to persevering toil and honesty of purpose, enabled him to present a faithful account of ascertained facts and a satisfactorily lucid explanation of political and economic events. His remains lie in a majestic tomb in the Jerónimos Monastery at Belém, near Lisbon, which was raised by public subscription. His more important works have gone through many editions, and his name is still one to reckon with when considering modern historians of Portugal and of the Iberian peninsula. Family life In 1866, Herculano married an old love of his, Mariana Hermínia de Meira, born about 1830, with whom he had no children. Principal works Poetry The Voice of the Prophet (A Voz do Profeta) 1836 The Believer's Harp (A Harpa do Crente) 1838 Poems (Poesias) 1850 Theatre The Frontier of Africa, or Three Nights of Heartburn (O Fronteiro de África ou três noites aziagas) A drama based on Portuguese history, in three acts, staged in Lisbon, in 1838, at the Salitre Theatre, revived in Rio de Janeiro in 1862 The Princes in Ceuta (Os Infantes em Ceuta) 1842 Novels The Village Parson (O Pároco de Aldeia) 1851 The Galician: Life, Sayings, and Deeds of Lázaro Tomé (O Galego: Vida, ditos e feitos de Lázaro Tomé) Historical novels, novellas and short stories The Jester (O Bobo) 1828–1843 The Monasticon (‘’O Monasticon’’) duology: Eurico, the Presbyter: Visigoth Era (Eurico, o Presbítero: Época Visigótica) 1844 The Monk of Cister; in the time of João I (O Monge de Cister; Época de D. João I) 1848, 2 volumes Legends and Narratives (Lendas e narrativas) 1851, collection of novellas and short stories Legends and Narratives, Volume 1 (Lendas e narrativas, 1.o tomo) 1851 The Qaid of Santarém (O Alcaide de Santarém 950–961) Médsceatt by Charter of Spain (Arras por Foro de Espanha, archaic Portuguese for "Fee by Charter of Spain", 1371–2) The Castle of Faria (O Castelo de Faria 1373) The Vaulted Ceiling (A Abóbada 1401) Legends and Narratives, Volume 2 (Lendas e narrativas, 2.o tomo) 1851 Destruction of Auria: Spanish Legends (8th century) (Destruição de Áuria: Lendas