Project Gutenberg 2010-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 187 Palacio Valdés, Armando 1853 1938 Valdés, Armando Palacio Palacio Valdes, Armando Challice, Rachel 1840 1909 El Maestrante. English The Grandee E-text prepared by Chuck Greif and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "The Grandee" by Armando Palacio Valdés is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in a provincial city in Spain, focusing on the life and dynamics within a noble household, particularly that of the protagonist Don Pedro Quiñones de Leon, an aging grandee struggling with his sense of dignity in a changing society. The narrative explores themes of societal hierarchy, pride, and personal turmoil against the backdrop of local customs and the intricacies of family relationships. At the start of "The Grandee," the atmospheric setting of Lancia is established through a wintry night, with elements that reflect the town's old-world charm and the quirks of its inhabitants. We meet Don Pedro Quiñones, who navigates the challenges of his aristocratic status despite facing paralysis and the burden of maintaining respectability. His interactions with guests during a social gathering reveal a tapestry of relationships intertwined with humor, social expectations, and unfulfilled desires, setting the stage for deeper explorations of the characters' motivations and conflicts as the story unfolds. The text hints at underlying tensions, notably regarding Don Pedro's strained marriage to Amalia, and foreshadows the complexities and darker themes that will be explored further in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31056/31056-h/images/ill_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Spanish fiction PQ Text Category: Novels 600763 2025-07-12T14:37:28.107823 text/html 604934 2010-01-23T15:01:04 text/html 353112 2025-07-12T14:37:34.729251 application/epub+zip 362236 2025-07-12T14:37:29.054776 application/epub+zip 299139 2025-07-12T14:37:28.571778 application/epub+zip 536935 2025-07-12T14:37:39.322243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505404 2025-07-12T14:37:34.291263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438064 2022-09-14T09:49:42.575534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564750 2025-07-12T14:37:27.235767 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 564030 2010-01-23T14:55:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 564040 2010-01-23T14:55:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21881 2025-07-12T14:37:39.641200 application/rdf+xml 21195 2025-07-12T14:37:28.678816 image/jpeg 2515 2025-07-12T14:37:28.625753 image/jpeg 215802 2010-01-23T14:55:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 337014 2010-01-23T15:04:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 215632 2010-01-23T14:55:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 332556 2025-07-12T14:37:28.161780 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