Project Gutenberg 2005-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 142 Valera, Juan 1824 1905 Galiano, Juan Valera y Alcala Galiano, Juan Valera y Alcalá Pepita Jiménez Produced by Chuck Greif "Pepita Jiménez" by Juan Valera is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of a young man named Luis de Vargas and the titular character, Pepita Jiménez, a beautiful widow who has recently come into a fortune. The novel explores themes of love, morality, and the conflicts between religious aspirations and worldly desires, presenting a rich tapestry of social and personal dilemmas. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Luis de Vargas, who returns to his hometown after years away at the seminary. He is eager to become a priest but is quickly swept into the dynamics of his past life, which includes the attention and affection of his father for Pepita, a woman of beauty and mystery. Through a series of letters, Luis reflects on the people he encounters, particularly focusing on Pepita's complexities and her relationship with his father, whom she entertains while maintaining an aura of detached grace. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of love, duty, and spiritual longing as Luis grapples with his aspirations amidst societal expectations and personal attachments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) es Widows -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Spain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Seminarians -- Fiction PQ Text Harvard Classics Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 356926 356935 2024-09-07T13:04:45.636370 2023-09-08T05:03:31.082650 text/html text/html 393443 2020-12-13T08:50:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 142475 2020-12-13T08:50:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 182393 2024-09-07T13:04:50.992321 application/epub+zip 187206 2024-09-07T13:04:46.956358 application/epub+zip 187207 2024-09-07T13:04:46.151370 application/epub+zip 329128 2024-09-07T13:04:54.293280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315670 2024-09-07T13:04:50.459327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315844 2022-09-08T09:56:30.681050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346965 346959 2024-09-07T13:04:45.109370 2023-09-08T05:03:30.627632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 340579 2020-12-13T08:50:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 135950 2020-12-13T08:50:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19650 2024-09-07T13:04:54.426289 application/rdf+xml 10834 2024-09-07T13:04:46.496329 image/jpeg 2949 2024-09-07T13:04:46.322351 image/jpeg 181033 2024-09-07T13:04:45.674368 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog es.wikipedia en.wikipedia