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Are there really more things in heaven and earth than we can dream of? Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.\\xa0

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Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis is widely regarded as the greatest Brazilian writer. Born on June 21^st, 1839 to a poor family, and the grandson of freed slaves in Rio de Janeiro, he did not achieve notoriety outside of Brazil during his lifetime. He was an autodidact, never attending university, and scrapping to learn everything he could while struggling to rise in society. He taught himself French, English, German and Greek, and was the first President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.\\xa0

Today\\u2019s story begins by referencing the expression from Shakespeare about there being more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in our philosophy. There\\u2019s more going on than we can see, or touch, etc.. Ghosts, mystical forces, prophesy, divine guidance, destiny, these types of things. It\\u2019s possible that like most people, a version of these things give you comfort. The question I\\u2019d pose is \\u2013 why do they comfort you?\\xa0

And now, The Fortune-Teller, by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis.\\xa0\\xa0

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