Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 58 Baroja, Pío 1872 1956 Baroja, Pio Nessi, Pío Baroja y Goldberg, Isaac 1887 1938 Goldberg, Dr. Isaac The Quest Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Eric Eldred, Cam, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Quest" by Pío Baroja is a novel written during the late 19th century that explores the intricate and often harsh realities of urban life in Madrid. The narrative mainly revolves around the experiences of a young boy, Manuel, as he navigates the complexities of boarding-house existence and the myriad personalities that inhabit it. The book delves into themes of poverty, social struggles, and the search for identity amid a chaotic urban backdrop. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the boarding-house run by Doña Casiana, a grumpy landlady, and the various boarders who inhabit her establishment. As the night shifts into morning, the atmosphere is filled with comedic yet poignant glimpses into the lives of the inhabitants, including Petra, a servant who worries about her son Manuel’s arrival in the city. The reader is introduced to the tension between the residents, illustrated through gossip and disputes, as well as the sights and sounds of Madrid that set the stage for Manuel's journey. His entry into this world foreshadows the various challenges he will face and the lessons he will learn about love, hardship, and the complexities of adult life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 462572 462464 2024-10-04T07:39:20.756195 2023-10-04T07:19:31.124018 text/html text/html 462565 462457 2024-10-04T07:39:21.056166 2023-10-04T07:19:31.331039 text/html text/html 235855 2024-10-04T07:39:29.233130 application/epub+zip 242039 2024-10-04T07:39:23.151185 application/epub+zip 242038 2024-10-04T07:39:21.836174 application/epub+zip 406182 2024-10-04T07:39:33.963135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371330 2024-10-04T07:39:28.425187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348630 2022-09-04T10:41:30.840724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407901 407844 2024-10-04T07:39:20.127191 2023-10-04T07:19:30.783036 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 407258 2012-10-17T19:58:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160162 2012-10-17T20:04:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 407250 2012-10-17T19:58:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159955 2012-10-17T20:04:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21518 2024-10-04T07:39:34.103100 application/rdf+xml 9096 2024-10-04T07:39:22.402173 image/jpeg 2580 2024-10-04T07:39:22.123162 image/jpeg 231154 2024-10-04T07:39:21.095190 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 en.wikipedia es.wikipedia en.wikipedia