Project Gutenberg 2005-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 178 Valera, Juan 1824 1905 Galiano, Juan Valera y Alcala Galiano, Juan Valera y Alcalá Pepita Jiménez Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepita_Jim%C3%A9nez Produced by Chuck Greif "Pepita Jiménez" by Juan Valera is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of a young man named Luis de Vargas and the titular character, Pepita Jiménez, a beautiful widow who has recently come into a fortune. The novel explores themes of love, morality, and the conflicts between religious aspirations and worldly desires, presenting a rich tapestry of social and personal dilemmas. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Luis de Vargas, who returns to his hometown after years away at the seminary. He is eager to become a priest but is quickly swept into the dynamics of his past life, which includes the attention and affection of his father for Pepita, a woman of beauty and mystery. Through a series of letters, Luis reflects on the people he encounters, particularly focusing on Pepita's complexities and her relationship with his father, whom she entertains while maintaining an aura of detached grace. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of love, duty, and spiritual longing as Luis grapples with his aspirations amidst societal expectations and personal attachments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Widows -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Spain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Seminarians -- Fiction PQ Text Harvard Classics Category: Novels 357057 2025-07-07T10:26:38.613975 text/html 393443 2020-12-13T08:50:26 text/html 202366 2025-07-07T10:26:44.296209 application/epub+zip 206943 2025-07-07T10:26:40.324984 application/epub+zip 206943 2025-07-07T10:26:39.250008 application/epub+zip 356341 2025-07-07T10:26:47.440976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342901 2025-07-07T10:26:43.650970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315844 2022-09-08T09:56:30.681050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346965 2025-07-07T10:26:38.127969 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340579 2020-12-13T08:50:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20277 2025-07-07T10:26:47.567924 application/rdf+xml 10777 2025-07-07T10:26:39.740954 image/jpeg 2930 2025-07-07T10:26:39.494951 image/jpeg 135950 2020-12-13T08:50:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 142475 2020-12-13T08:50:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 199061 2025-07-07T10:26:38.646014 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia es.wikipedia