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Do?a Perfecta (1876) is a 19th-century realist novel by Benito P?rez Gald?s from what is called the first of Gald?s's three epochs in his novels of social analysis. The action occurs in 19th century Spain, when a young liberal named Don Jos? (Pepe) Rey, arrives in a cathedral... Read Full Overview

Benito P rez Gald s (1843-1920) was a prolific Spanish realist novelist, who through a lack of good translations is virtually unknown outside Spain, though he has been compared as second only to Cervantes in Spanish literature and whose work is considered to give the deepest,... Read Full Overview

Dona Perfecta is a work by B. Perez Galdos now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic.

In Spanish, annotated edition. Witness to the devastating effect of the religious problem in Spain -more acute during the first years of the the Bourbon Restoration (1875)- and the terrible clash between the Europeanized, liberal, egalitarian spirit and the traditionalist, provincial... Read Full Overview

Do a Perfecta (1876) is a novel by Benito P rez Gald s. Published toward the beginning of P rez Gald s' career, Do a Perfecta is a powerful story of romance and religion that raises timeless questions regarding the meaning of love and the restrictions placed... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Benito Perez Galdos was a Spanish author best known for realism. Galdos was a prolific writer and is considered by most to be the most famous Spanish author after Cervantes.

Dona Perfecta is a novel written by Benito Perez Galdos. The story is set in the fictional Spanish town of Orbajosa, where a young man named Pepe Rey arrives to visit his aunt, Dona Perfecta. Pepe is a liberal and progressive thinker, while his aunt is a conservative and devout... Read Full Overview

The very acute and lively Spanish critic who signs himself Clarin, and is known personally as Don Leopoldo Alas, says the present Spanish novel has no yesterday, but only a day-before-yesterday. It does not derive from the romantic novel which immediately preceded that: the novel,... Read Full Overview