Project Gutenberg 2008-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 154 Picón, Jacinto Octavio 1852 1923 Picon, Jacinto Octavio Bouchet, Jacinto Octavio Picón y Lázaro: casi novela E-text prepared by Chuck Greif and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Lázaro: casi novela" by Jacinto Octavio Picón is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around strong themes of social class and ambition, following the life of a young man named Lázaro as he navigates his path from humble beginnings to aspirations of higher status in the ecclesiastical hierarchy, primarily influenced by his uncle, a bishop. The opening portion introduces Lázaro as he is sent from his rural home to live with his uncle, the bishop, in Madrid. Initially, Lázaro is portrayed as a hopeful and bright boy who is excited about the opportunities that await him. As he adjusts to life at the episcopal palace, he is educated and sheltered, yet he begins to grapple with the contradictions between his idealistic values and the reality around him. The narrative captures Lázaro's internal conflicts, particularly his struggle between earthly desires and spiritual ambitions, setting the stage for his complex journey in a society marked by hypocrisy and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 37.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Spanish fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Category: Novels 229711 2025-08-11T05:27:35.229414 text/html 250735 2008-09-01T13:14:55 text/html 161976 2025-08-11T05:27:41.289880 application/epub+zip 164721 2025-08-11T05:27:38.084884 application/epub+zip 147067 2025-08-11T05:27:36.967401 application/epub+zip 319406 2025-08-11T05:27:43.975857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307916 2025-08-11T05:27:40.590899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241331 2022-09-12T09:53:38.564505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218815 2025-08-11T05:27:34.888427 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214854 2008-09-01T13:10:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17830 2025-08-11T05:27:44.098854 application/rdf+xml 15665 2025-08-11T05:27:37.450882 image/jpeg 3928 2025-08-11T05:27:37.206886 image/jpeg 86528 2008-09-01T13:10:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 92036 2008-09-01T13:17:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 162723 2025-08-11T05:27:35.251402 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