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Misericordia (Paperback)
Benito Perez Galdos; Translated by Charles De Salis; Edited by Adrian Murdoch
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R286
Discovery Miles 2 860
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Trafalgar (Paperback)
Benito Perez Galdos; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R167
Discovery Miles 1 670
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Trafalgar (1873) is a novel by Benito Perez Galdos. Published
toward the beginning of Perez Galdos' career, Trafalgar is the
first in of 46 historical novels in the author's monumental, career
spanning series of National Episodes. Set during the bloody naval
battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Perez Galdos' novel is a story of
heroism, growth, and adventure that manages to find humanity in
history. "Always eager to mimic the greater world around us, we
boys too had our squadrons of little ships, roughly hewn in wood,
with sails of paper or of rag, which we navigated with the greatest
deliberation and gravity in the pools of Puntales or La Caleta." At
fourteen, the young orphan Gabriel de Araceli gets the chance to
leave boyhood games behind when his master, a retired naval
officer, receives a letter requesting his return to service.
Together, Gabriel and Don Alonso set out to join a Spanish Armada
preparing to enter into battle with the British Royal Navy.
Painstakingly researched by its author, Trafalgar is a detailed
fictional retelling of one history's most iconic conflicts. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Benito Perez Galdos's Trafalgar is a classic of
Spanish literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Dona Perfecta (Paperback)
Benito Perez Galdos; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R222
Discovery Miles 2 220
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Dona Perfecta (1876) is a novel by Benito Perez Galdos. Published
toward the beginning of Perez Galdos' career, Dona Perfecta is a
powerful story of romance and religion that raises timeless
questions regarding the meaning of love and the restrictions placed
on individual lives by the Catholic Church. Adapted several times
for film and television in Spain and abroad, the novel is one of
Perez Galdos' most beloved works of fiction. "'What more can I tell
you of Dona Rosarito but that that she is the living image of her
mother? You will have a treasure, Senor Don Jose, if it is true, as
I hear, that you have come to be married to her. She will be a
worthy mate for you, and the young lady will have nothing to
complain of, either.'" Don Jose Rey, known to friends and family as
Pepe, arrives in the cathedral city of Orbajosa to marry his cousin
Rosario. A young liberal, Jose has mixed feelings regarding the
institution of marriage and the place of the Catholic church, but
decides to obey his father's wishes and go ahead with the marriage
as it has been arranged. When a disagreement arises between Pepe's
father and Dona Perfecta, the mother of Rosario, their spite
threatens to destroy the lives of the two young lovers. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Benito Perez Galdos's Dona Perfecta is a classic of
Spanish literature reimagined for modern readers.
Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor (1899) is a novel by Benito
Perez Galdos. Published at the height of Perez Galdos' career,
Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is the sixth in of 46
historical novels in the author's monumental, career spanning
series of National Episodes. Set during the bloody naval battle of
Trafalgar in 1805, Perez Galdos' novel is a story of heroism,
growth, and adventure that manages to find humanity in history. "It
was, I believe, the evening of the eighteenth when we saw Saragossa
in the distance. As we entered by the Puerta de Sancho we heard the
clock in the Torre Nueva strike ten. We were in an extremely
pitiful condition as to food and clothing. The long journey we had
made [...], climbing mountains, fording rivers, making short cuts
until we arrived at the high road of Gallur and Alagon, had left us
quite used up, worn out, and ill with fatigue." Having survived the
disastrous defeat of the Spanish Armada at Trafalgar by the British
Royal Navy, Gabriel de Araceli makes his way to Saragossa. There,
he must fight for his life and the future of his nation as the army
of Napoleon Bonaparte lays siege to the city. Painstakingly
researched by its author, Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is a
detailed fictional retelling of one history's most iconic
conflicts. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Benito Perez Galdos's
Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is a classic of Spanish
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Marianela (Paperback)
Benito Perez Galdos; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R192
Discovery Miles 1 920
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Marianela (1878) is a novel by Benito Perez Galdos. Published
toward the beginning of Perez Galdos' career, Marianela is a
powerful story of romance and disability that raises timeless
questions regarding the meaning of love and the values associated
with beauty. Adapted several times for film and television in Spain
and abroad, the novel is Perez Galdos' most universal works of
fiction. Everyone is familiar with the phrase "love at first
sight," but what about "love at first song?" In Marianela, Benito
Perez Galdos explores the ways we understand love in relation to
worldly beauty. His contemporary fable is set in the fictional town
of Socartes, where a young orphan named Marianela captures the
heart of the blind youth Pablo through her beautiful singing. Their
love is pure, and they plan to marry, but Pablo's father has other
plans. Hiring the famous doctor Teodoro Golfin to restore his son's
eyesight, he unwittingly threatens the unique relationship between
Pablo and Marianela, whose physical features are far from society's
ideal. Although he promises to love her forever, Pablo feels
pressured to marry his cousin Florentina. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Benito Perez Galdos's Marianela is a classic of Spanish
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Marianela (Hardcover)
Benito Perez Galdos; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R366
Discovery Miles 3 660
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Marianela (1878) is a novel by Benito Perez Galdos. Published
toward the beginning of Perez Galdos' career, Marianela is a
powerful story of romance and disability that raises timeless
questions regarding the meaning of love and the values associated
with beauty. Adapted several times for film and television in Spain
and abroad, the novel is Perez Galdos' most universal works of
fiction. Everyone is familiar with the phrase "love at first
sight," but what about "love at first song?" In Marianela, Benito
Perez Galdos explores the ways we understand love in relation to
worldly beauty. His contemporary fable is set in the fictional town
of Socartes, where a young orphan named Marianela captures the
heart of the blind youth Pablo through her beautiful singing. Their
love is pure, and they plan to marry, but Pablo's father has other
plans. Hiring the famous doctor Teodoro Golfin to restore his son's
eyesight, he unwittingly threatens the unique relationship between
Pablo and Marianela, whose physical features are far from society's
ideal. Although he promises to love her forever, Pablo feels
pressured to marry his cousin Florentina. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Benito Perez Galdos's Marianela is a classic of Spanish
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Dona Perfecta (Hardcover)
Benito Perez Galdos; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R396
Discovery Miles 3 960
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Dona Perfecta (1876) is a novel by Benito Perez Galdos. Published
toward the beginning of Perez Galdos' career, Dona Perfecta is a
powerful story of romance and religion that raises timeless
questions regarding the meaning of love and the restrictions placed
on individual lives by the Catholic Church. Adapted several times
for film and television in Spain and abroad, the novel is one of
Perez Galdos' most beloved works of fiction. "'What more can I tell
you of Dona Rosarito but that that she is the living image of her
mother? You will have a treasure, Senor Don Jose, if it is true, as
I hear, that you have come to be married to her. She will be a
worthy mate for you, and the young lady will have nothing to
complain of, either.'" Don Jose Rey, known to friends and family as
Pepe, arrives in the cathedral city of Orbajosa to marry his cousin
Rosario. A young liberal, Jose has mixed feelings regarding the
institution of marriage and the place of the Catholic church, but
decides to obey his father's wishes and go ahead with the marriage
as it has been arranged. When a disagreement arises between Pepe's
father and Dona Perfecta, the mother of Rosario, their spite
threatens to destroy the lives of the two young lovers. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Benito Perez Galdos's Dona Perfecta is a classic of
Spanish literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Trafalgar (Hardcover)
Benito Perez Galdos; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R267
Discovery Miles 2 670
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Trafalgar (1873) is a novel by Benito Perez Galdos. Published
toward the beginning of Perez Galdos' career, Trafalgar is the
first in of 46 historical novels in the author's monumental, career
spanning series of National Episodes. Set during the bloody naval
battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Perez Galdos' novel is a story of
heroism, growth, and adventure that manages to find humanity in
history. "Always eager to mimic the greater world around us, we
boys too had our squadrons of little ships, roughly hewn in wood,
with sails of paper or of rag, which we navigated with the greatest
deliberation and gravity in the pools of Puntales or La Caleta." At
fourteen, the young orphan Gabriel de Araceli gets the chance to
leave boyhood games behind when his master, a retired naval
officer, receives a letter requesting his return to service.
Together, Gabriel and Don Alonso set out to join a Spanish Armada
preparing to enter into battle with the British Royal Navy.
Painstakingly researched by its author, Trafalgar is a detailed
fictional retelling of one history's most iconic conflicts. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Benito Perez Galdos's Trafalgar is a classic of
Spanish literature reimagined for modern readers.
Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor (1899) is a novel by Benito
Perez Galdos. Published at the height of Perez Galdos' career,
Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is the sixth in of 46
historical novels in the author's monumental, career spanning
series of National Episodes. Set during the bloody naval battle of
Trafalgar in 1805, Perez Galdos' novel is a story of heroism,
growth, and adventure that manages to find humanity in history. "It
was, I believe, the evening of the eighteenth when we saw Saragossa
in the distance. As we entered by the Puerta de Sancho we heard the
clock in the Torre Nueva strike ten. We were in an extremely
pitiful condition as to food and clothing. The long journey we had
made [...], climbing mountains, fording rivers, making short cuts
until we arrived at the high road of Gallur and Alagon, had left us
quite used up, worn out, and ill with fatigue." Having survived the
disastrous defeat of the Spanish Armada at Trafalgar by the British
Royal Navy, Gabriel de Araceli makes his way to Saragossa. There,
he must fight for his life and the future of his nation as the army
of Napoleon Bonaparte lays siege to the city. Painstakingly
researched by its author, Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is a
detailed fictional retelling of one history's most iconic
conflicts. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Benito Perez Galdos's
Saragossa: A Story of Spanish Valor is a classic of Spanish
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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