La de Bringas by Benito Pérez Galdós
"La de Bringas" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a novel published in 1884. It follows Rosalía Pipaón, wife of a royal palace employee, who has achieved her dream of living in Madrid's Royal Palace serving Queen Isabel II. But having reached her social aspirations, Rosalía cannot resist accumulating expenses to maintain appearances among the upper classes—all hidden from her thrifty husband. Set in the years before the 1868 Revolution, the novel explores
middle-class social climbing and moral compromise. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pérez Galdós, Benito, 1843-1920 |
|---|---|
| Title | La de Bringas |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_de_Bringas |
| Credits | Produced by Chuck Greif |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Spanish fiction |
| Subject | Spain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women -- Spain -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 31464 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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