Project Gutenberg 2006-03-31 Public domain in the USA. 489 Pérez Galdós, Benito 1843 1920 Galdós, Benito Pérez Perez Galdos, Benito Galdós, Pérez Galdós, B. Pérez Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) Serrano, Mary J. (Mary Jane) 1923 Serrano, Mary Jane Christie Doña Perfecta Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do%C3%B1a_Perfecta Produced by Dagny; John Bickers; David Widger "Doña Perfecta" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Doña Perfecta, a strong-willed woman deeply entrenched in the religious and societal expectations of her time, and her interactions with her nephew Pepe Rey, who arrives at the family home in the provincial town of Orbajosa. The novel explores themes of bigotry, tradition, and modernity as the characters navigate their complex relationships and the challenges posed by differing ideologies. At the start of "Doña Perfecta," we meet Pepe Rey as he arrives in the cold village of Villahorrenda, where he is greeted by Uncle Licurgo, a servant of his aunt, Doña Perfecta. As Pepe prepares for his journey to Orbajosa, he contemplates the disappointing reality of the landscape that his mother had painted so affectionately in his childhood memories. The narrative introduces the reader to the contrasting ideals of Pepe, an educated man with progressive thoughts, against the backdrop of Orbajosa, a place dominated by the rigid customs and oppressive societal norms epitomized by Doña Perfecta. This tension foreshadows the conflicts that will unfold as the characters grapple with their beliefs and desires amidst a richly depicted Spanish setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Married women -- Fiction Spain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Religion and politics -- Spain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Liberalism -- Spain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Social conflict -- Spain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels 538143 2025-08-01T13:31:08.511270 text/html 561379 2021-10-22T11:49:44 text/html 256407 2025-08-01T13:31:16.195214 application/epub+zip 264751 2025-08-01T13:31:10.491249 application/epub+zip 264751 2025-08-01T13:31:09.300296 application/epub+zip 454055 2025-08-01T13:31:20.767255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418095 2025-08-01T13:31:15.431300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384589 2022-09-02T04:13:53.800128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458752 2025-08-01T13:31:07.489293 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458675 2021-10-22T11:49:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 449731 2010-03-18T13:27:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 449708 2010-03-18T13:27:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24761 2025-08-01T13:31:20.925182 application/rdf+xml 10290 2025-08-01T13:31:09.805231 image/jpeg 3015 2025-08-01T13:31:09.550243 image/jpeg 172918 2021-10-22T11:51:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 171768 2010-03-18T13:29:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 182014 2021-10-22T11:51:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 171736 2010-03-18T13:29:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 245798 2025-08-01T13:31:08.563266 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia