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Title: Halma

Note: Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

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Summary: "Halma" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around doña Catalina de Artal, a member of the Spanish aristocracy, who faces significant hardships following her marriage to the German diplomat, Conde de Halma-Lautenberg. The narrative explores themes of familial duty, love, suffering, and the clash between personal aspirations and societal expectations. The opening of "Halma" presents Catalina's intricate familial and marital background, detailing her noble lineage and the trials she endures as she marries against her family's wishes. After marrying the count, they experience a tumultuous life filled with poverty and illness, leading to emotional and physical struggles following her husband's demise. The narrative sets the stage for her complex relationships with her family, particularly her brothers, and hints at her desire to commit to a life dedicated to spirituality and altruism, even as societal pressure looms over her choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Pérez Galdós, Benito, 1843-1920

EBook No.: 65333

Published: May 13, 2021

Downloads: 90

Language: Spanish

Subject: Priests -- Fiction

Subject: Spanish fiction -- 19th century

Subject: Christian communities -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:65333:2 2021-05-13T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Pérez Galdós, Benito es 1
2024-11-09T23:58:16Z Halma

This edition has images.

Title: Halma

Note: Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Ramón Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Summary: "Halma" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around doña Catalina de Artal, a member of the Spanish aristocracy, who faces significant hardships following her marriage to the German diplomat, Conde de Halma-Lautenberg. The narrative explores themes of familial duty, love, suffering, and the clash between personal aspirations and societal expectations. The opening of "Halma" presents Catalina's intricate familial and marital background, detailing her noble lineage and the trials she endures as she marries against her family's wishes. After marrying the count, they experience a tumultuous life filled with poverty and illness, leading to emotional and physical struggles following her husband's demise. The narrative sets the stage for her complex relationships with her family, particularly her brothers, and hints at her desire to commit to a life dedicated to spirituality and altruism, even as societal pressure looms over her choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Pérez Galdós, Benito, 1843-1920

EBook No.: 65333

Published: May 13, 2021

Downloads: 90

Language: Spanish

Subject: Priests -- Fiction

Subject: Spanish fiction -- 19th century

Subject: Christian communities -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:65333:3 2021-05-13T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Pérez Galdós, Benito es 1