El Capitán Veneno by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

"El Capitán Veneno" by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón is a novel published in 1881. Set in Madrid during the turbulent year of 1848, the story follows the irascible Captain Jorge de Córdoba, wounded in street clashes and reluctantly taken in by two women: Doña Teresa and her daughter Angustias. The misogynistic captain must confront his fierce independence as he recovers under their care. When unexpected tragedy strikes and duty demands a decision, the Captain Veneno faces a choice that will determine all their futures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de, 1833-1891
Editor Burnet, Percy Bentley, 1861-1935
LoC No. 20016790
Title El Capitán Veneno
The Hispanic Series
Note Wikipedia page about this book: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capit%C3%A1n_Veneno_(novela)
Credits Produced by Stan Goodman, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language Spanish
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 29731
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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