Project Gutenberg 2011-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 349 Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente 1867 1928 Ibáñez, Vicente Blasco Blasco Ibanez, Vicente Underhill, John Garrett 1876 1946 Mekota, Beatrice M. Snow, Francis Haffkine The Cabin [La barraca] Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shack_(Blasco_Ib%C3%A1%C3%B1ez_novel) Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Cabin [La barraca]" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel written in the early 20th century. It tells a poignant story of rural life in Spain, focusing on the struggles and dignity of the peasant class as they navigate the challenges posed by harsh economic realities and social injustices. Key characters include Pepeta, a hardworking farmer’s wife facing the burdens of her family and the oppressive circumstances of her existence. The opening of this narrative introduces readers to a vibrant yet harsh landscape of the Valencian plain at dawn. There, we meet Pepeta as she rises early to sell vegetables in the market, enduring the strain of her labor alongside her feckless husband, Toni. Her encounters highlight a community woven with tales of hardship, including a chance meeting with Rosario, an old acquaintance whose life has taken a tragic turn. This sets the stage for an exploration of themes such as poverty, resilience, and the impact of social class, ultimately leading to the tragic decline of the Barret family's fortunes amidst the backdrop of rural life marked by uncertainty and despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Spanish fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Novels 390651 2025-10-15T12:09:34.871832 text/html 393150 2011-12-01T07:05:16 text/html 217233 2025-10-15T12:09:42.469915 application/epub+zip 222363 2025-10-15T12:09:37.616834 application/epub+zip 222040 2025-10-15T12:09:36.455850 application/epub+zip 409059 2025-10-15T12:09:46.236759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380036 2025-10-15T12:09:41.745818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342218 2022-09-17T12:16:43.943684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365223 2025-10-15T12:09:34.166891 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364932 2011-12-01T07:05:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364923 2011-12-01T07:05:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21055 2025-10-15T12:09:46.385774 application/rdf+xml 13135 2025-10-15T12:09:36.960824 image/jpeg 3507 2025-10-15T12:09:36.710834 image/jpeg 139383 2011-12-01T07:06:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 146416 2011-12-01T07:06:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 139264 2011-12-01T07:06:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 214092 2025-10-15T12:09:34.902846 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