Project Gutenberg 2010-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 380 Valera, Juan 1824 1905 Galiano, Juan Valera y Alcala Galiano, Juan Valera y Alcalá De varios colores Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "De varios colores" by Juan Valera is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The work showcases a diverse range of tales, encompassing different themes, styles, and narratives that reflect the author's literary versatility. Valera's intention seems to be more about entertaining readers than imparting moral lessons. At the start of this collection, the opening section features a preface in which the author humorously addresses the quality and variety of his stories, likening them to a bouquet of flowers that are both beautiful and wilted. He emphasizes his modest goal of providing amusement rather than engaging in deep emotional or moral discussions. Following the preface, the first story, "El Caballero del Azor," introduces Plácido, a novice in a Benedictine monastery, who faces contempt from his peers but finds himself embroiled in a physical altercation, leading to his expulsion from the abbey and setting the stage for a new adventure outside its walls. The narrative unfolds in a richly historical context, hinting at themes of honor, identity, and the trials of youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Spanish literature -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Novels 383977 2025-06-12T16:16:52.958565 text/html 375982 2010-01-16T10:12:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 296381 2010-01-16T10:12:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 364304 2025-06-12T16:17:03.133051 application/epub+zip 370264 2025-06-12T16:16:56.394042 application/epub+zip 212398 2025-06-12T16:16:53.921044 application/epub+zip 1135359 2025-06-12T16:17:07.598004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1108303 2025-06-12T16:17:01.168056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342792 2022-09-14T09:29:00.322367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345468 2025-06-12T16:16:52.035567 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 338521 2010-01-16T10:12:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 136102 2010-01-16T10:12:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18699 2025-06-12T16:17:07.745958 application/rdf+xml 13006 2025-06-12T16:16:54.517067 image/jpeg 3420 2025-06-12T16:16:54.212041 image/jpeg 359843 2025-06-12T16:16:53.035544 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