Project Gutenberg 2005-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 257 Valera, Juan 1824 1905 Galiano, Juan Valera y Alcala Galiano, Juan Valera y Alcalá Doña Luz Produced by Chuck Greif Character set for HTML: ISO-8859-1 "Doña Luz" by Juan Valera is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story presents the life of Doña Luz, a young woman in a rural Spanish town, who grapples with societal expectations and her own desires for autonomy and purity. The novel delves into themes of love, identity, and the tensions between social class and personal integrity. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Doña Luz, who is portrayed as a strikingly beautiful and morally upright young woman, living in the care of D. Acisclo, a once-loyal administrator to her deceased father, the Marqués. Following her father's death, she struggles with her identity as a legitimate daughter of a nobleman while navigating the expectations of marriage and the pressure from suitors, none of whom appeal to her. The narrative sets the stage by exploring Doña Luz's relationships with the people around her, highlighting her pride and the complexities of her character, as well as her aspirations for a life untainted by the ordinary expectations of marriage. Through her interactions with various male figures and her refusal to conform to societal norms, the opening lays the groundwork for a story of self-discovery and moral conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Spain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Young women -- Spain -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 380200 2025-06-07T12:08:50.453435 text/html 425832 2020-12-13T12:07:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 149006 2020-12-13T12:07:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203530 2025-06-07T12:08:57.067444 application/epub+zip 207529 2025-06-07T12:08:52.316469 application/epub+zip 207529 2025-06-07T12:08:51.127459 application/epub+zip 347719 2025-06-07T12:09:00.933397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324586 2025-06-07T12:08:56.380413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305663 2022-09-08T10:35:16.666851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366894 2025-06-07T12:08:49.856439 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358935 2020-12-13T12:07:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141190 2020-12-13T12:07:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19221 2025-06-07T12:09:01.081424 application/rdf+xml 7914 2025-06-07T12:08:51.691427 image/jpeg 2224 2025-06-07T12:08:51.407454 image/jpeg 197563 2025-06-07T12:08:50.490462 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 es.wikipedia en.wikipedia