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100 1 _aPalacio Valdés, Armando,
_d1853-1938
240 1 3 _aEl Maestrante. English
245 1 4 _aThe Grandee
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-01-23
508 _aE-text prepared by Chuck Greif and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org)
520 _a"The Grandee" by Armando Palacio Valdés is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in a provincial city in Spain, focusing on the life and dynamics within a noble household, particularly that of the protagonist Don Pedro Quiñones de Leon, an aging grandee struggling with his sense of dignity in a changing society. The narrative explores themes of societal hierarchy, pride, and personal turmoil against the backdrop of local customs and the intricacies of family relationships. At the start of "The Grandee," the atmospheric setting of Lancia is established through a wintry night, with elements that reflect the town's old-world charm and the quirks of its inhabitants. We meet Don Pedro Quiñones, who navigates the challenges of his aristocratic status despite facing paralysis and the burden of maintaining respectability. His interactions with guests during a social gathering reveal a tapestry of relationships intertwined with humor, social expectations, and unfulfilled desires, setting the stage for deeper explorations of the characters' motivations and conflicts as the story unfolds. The text hints at underlying tensions, notably regarding Don Pedro's strained marriage to Amalia, and foreshadows the complexities and darker themes that will be explored further in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSpanish fiction
700 1 _aChallice, Rachel,
_d1840-1909
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31056
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