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100 1 _aBlasco Ibáñez, Vicente,
_d1867-1928
245 1 3 _aLa Tierra de Todos
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-09-24
508 _aProduced by Stan Goodman, Paz Barrios and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"La Tierra de Todos" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel written during the early 20th century. The book introduces readers to the lives of the Marqués de Torrebianca and his wife, Elena, who are living in an extravagant yet perilous financial situation that creates tensions in their relationship. As they navigate the complexities of their lifestyle, the marquis grapples with his honor and mounting debts, while Elena embodies the seductive allure and capricious demands of their social status. The opening of the novel begins with the marquis feeling distressed as he sorts through a pile of letters, revealing his unease about their debts and the extravagant lifestyle maintained by his wife, who delights in social events despite the looming financial crisis. Through his reflections on his family's past and a letter from his mother, we learn of a decaying ancestral estate in Italy that symbolizes lost glory. The narrative introduces the marquis's friend, Manuel Robledo, who represents a contrasting life of adventure and promise, highlighting the stark differences between the couple's superficial existence in Paris and Robledo's ambitious but uncertain endeavors in South America. As the marquis's engagements with Elena and Robledo unfold, the implications of their choices and the burdens of their past become central themes in this richly woven tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aAristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction
653 _aSpanish fiction
653 _aPatagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13519
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