Project Gutenberg 2007-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 208 Caballero, Fernán 1796 1877 Caballero, Fernan De Faber y Larrea, Cecilia Francisca Josefa Bohl De Faber y Larrea, Cecilia Francisca Josefa Böhl La gaviota Produced by Julie Barkley, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "La gaviota" by Fernán Caballero is a novel of customs written in the mid-19th century. The narrative seems to explore themes of societal dynamics and human relationships through the experiences of various characters aboard a ship. The opening introduces a young Spanish man, Don Carlos de la Cerda, and his interactions with a German doctor, Fritz Stein, highlighting their contrasting backgrounds and aspirations. At the start of the novel, the scene is set aboard the steamship "Royal Sovereign" as it departs from Falmouth, with passengers grappling with seasickness. Amidst the chaos, the calm demeanor and noble appearance of Don Carlos stand out as he observes the plight of a struggling English family. His interest is piqued by Fritz Stein, a young German on his way to the civil war in Navarra, seeking a position as a surgeon despite his lack of connections or knowledge of Spain. Their conversations reveal Stein's gentle nature and ideals, while Don Carlos displays a sense of compassion and generosity, offering his help and fostering a burgeoning friendship that may play a significant role in the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) es Spanish fiction -- 19th century Women -- Spain -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 622134 622143 2024-09-10T08:18:47.075714 2023-09-10T11:26:27.252938 text/html text/html 720802 2007-11-23T09:57:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 241339 2007-11-23T09:57:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 281664 2024-09-10T08:18:56.600673 application/epub+zip 290593 2024-09-10T08:18:48.883703 application/epub+zip 290594 2024-09-10T08:18:47.836719 application/epub+zip 516677 2024-09-10T08:19:02.226636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496687 2024-09-10T08:18:55.842686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496779 2022-09-11T06:13:16.777262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575938 575840 2024-09-10T08:18:45.164742 2023-09-10T11:26:25.477938 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 562344 2007-11-23T09:57:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 224388 2007-11-23T09:57:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19008 2024-09-10T08:19:02.381642 application/rdf+xml 12160 2024-09-10T08:18:48.204699 image/jpeg 3279 2024-09-10T08:18:48.018714 image/jpeg 279324 2024-09-10T08:18:47.135779 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