Project Gutenberg 2005-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 73 Valera, Juan 1824 1905 Galiano, Juan Valera y Alcala Galiano, Juan Valera y Alcalá Doña Luz Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Chuck Greif Character set for HTML: ISO-8859-1 "Doña Luz" by Juan Valera is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story presents the life of Doña Luz, a young woman in a rural Spanish town, who grapples with societal expectations and her own desires for autonomy and purity. The novel delves into themes of love, identity, and the tensions between social class and personal integrity. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Doña Luz, who is portrayed as a strikingly beautiful and morally upright young woman, living in the care of D. Acisclo, a once-loyal administrator to her deceased father, the Marqués. Following her father's death, she struggles with her identity as a legitimate daughter of a nobleman while navigating the expectations of marriage and the pressure from suitors, none of whom appeal to her. The narrative sets the stage by exploring Doña Luz's relationships with the people around her, highlighting her pride and the complexities of her character, as well as her aspirations for a life untainted by the ordinary expectations of marriage. Through her interactions with various male figures and her refusal to conform to societal norms, the opening lays the groundwork for a story of self-discovery and moral conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) es Spain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Young women -- Spain -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 380077 380078 2024-10-07T15:03:33.701191 2023-09-08T05:30:00.523321 text/html text/html 425832 2020-12-13T12:07:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 149006 2020-12-13T12:07:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203445 2024-10-07T15:03:40.083100 application/epub+zip 207525 2024-10-07T15:03:35.525133 application/epub+zip 207525 2024-10-07T15:03:34.371149 application/epub+zip 347713 2024-10-07T15:03:43.826568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324586 2024-10-07T15:03:39.414097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305663 2022-09-08T10:35:16.666851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366894 366804 2024-10-07T15:03:33.043177 2023-09-08T05:29:59.855323 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 358935 2020-12-13T12:07:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141190 2020-12-13T12:07:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20199 2024-10-07T15:03:43.949597 application/rdf+xml 7914 2024-10-07T15:03:34.921139 image/jpeg 2224 2024-10-07T15:03:34.647259 image/jpeg 197516 2024-10-07T15:03:33.740123 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