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100 1 _aBlasco Ibáñez, Vicente,
_d1867-1928
245 1 4 _aThe Dead Command :
_bFrom the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-10-27
508 _aE-text prepared by Chuck Greif, Brett Fishburne, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Dead Command" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Jaime Febrer, the last scion of an ancient noble family that has fallen into poverty while grappling with the legacy of its former glory. The narrative delves deeply into themes of heritage, social class, and the weight of family expectations, setting the stage for Jaime's complex journey. At the start of "The Dead Command," we meet Jaime Febrer in his dilapidated ancestral palace in Majorca, where he struggles with feelings of isolation and despair over his family's lost fortune. After a restless night marked by gambling losses, he is determined to visit the charming village of Valldemosa to pursue a life-changing decision: marrying a woman from a socially stigmatized background, a "Chueta." His conversation with his faithful servant, Antonia, reveals not only his dwindling prospects but also the societal tensions between old noble families and emerging social classes. As Jaime prepares for this journey, the opening deftly illustrates both the grandeur of his family's past and the harsh reality of their present situation, setting the tone for the conflicts to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSpanish fiction -- Translations into English
653 _aMajorca (Spain) -- Fiction
700 1 _aDouglas, Frances,
_d1870-1969
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27068
999 _c67977
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