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António José da Costa Couto Sá de Albergaria
1850–1921
A Portuguese teacher, journalist, playwright, and writer, he moved easily between literature and the press. He also wrote under the pen names João Chorinca and Gabriel da Rasa, leaving behind fiction and other works that still circulate in digital libraries.
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Os Filhos do Padre Anselmo
by António José da Costa Couto Sá de Albergaria
About the author
Born on August 15, 1850, in São Miguel do Mato in the municipality of Arouca, António José da Costa Couto Sá de Albergaria was a Portuguese man of letters whose work crossed several fields. Available reference sources describe him as a teacher, journalist, playwright, and writer, showing how closely his literary life was tied to public and cultural life in Portugal.
He is also remembered for writing under the pseudonyms João Chorinca and Gabriel da Rasa. Sources note that he devoted himself especially to journalism and literary activity, and that he worked with the editorial staffs of several periodicals, suggesting a career shaped as much by newspapers and magazines as by books.
Today he is chiefly encountered through surviving texts preserved in public-domain collections, which have helped keep his name in view for modern readers. Even in a brief outline, he stands out as a versatile author from the late 19th and early 20th centuries who wrote across genres and identities.