Project Gutenberg 2008-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 42 Picón, Jacinto Octavio 1852 1923 Picon, Jacinto Octavio Bouchet, Jacinto Octavio Picón y Lázaro: casi novela E-text prepared by Chuck Greif and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Lázaro: casi novela" by Jacinto Octavio Picón is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around strong themes of social class and ambition, following the life of a young man named Lázaro as he navigates his path from humble beginnings to aspirations of higher status in the ecclesiastical hierarchy, primarily influenced by his uncle, a bishop. The opening portion introduces Lázaro as he is sent from his rural home to live with his uncle, the bishop, in Madrid. Initially, Lázaro is portrayed as a hopeful and bright boy who is excited about the opportunities that await him. As he adjusts to life at the episcopal palace, he is educated and sheltered, yet he begins to grapple with the contradictions between his idealistic values and the reality around him. The narrative captures Lázaro's internal conflicts, particularly his struggle between earthly desires and spiritual ambitions, setting the stage for his complex journey in a society marked by hypocrisy and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) es Spanish fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 229566 229447 2024-09-11T09:38:10.000581 2023-09-12T03:52:15.713973 text/html text/html 250735 2008-09-01T13:14:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 92036 2008-09-01T13:17:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 140129 2024-09-11T09:38:14.652547 application/epub+zip 143123 2024-09-11T09:38:11.432563 application/epub+zip 143123 2024-09-11T09:38:10.577555 application/epub+zip 294776 2024-09-11T09:38:17.386532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283270 2024-09-11T09:38:14.069560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241331 2022-09-12T09:53:38.564505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218815 218739 2024-09-11T09:38:09.673550 2023-09-12T03:52:15.412979 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 214854 2008-09-01T13:10:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86528 2008-09-01T13:10:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18112 2024-09-11T09:38:17.517513 application/rdf+xml 15702 2024-09-11T09:38:10.916559 image/jpeg 3918 2024-09-11T09:38:10.744556 image/jpeg 141970 2024-09-11T09:38:10.024558 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