Project Gutenberg 2014-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 165 Ortega y Frías, Ramón 1825 1883 Ortega y Frias, Ramon Frías, Ramón Ortega y La Gente Cursi: Novela de Costumbres Ridículas Produced by Carlos Colón and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "La Gente Cursi: Novela de Costumbres Ridículas" by Ramón Ortega y Frías is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work satirizes the social customs and quirks of a particular class in society, particularly focusing on individuals who seek social status and approval while often embodying the ridiculousness of their pretensions. The book introduces us to characters like Doña Robustiana, a matchmaker, who plays a central role in navigating the social dynamics and desires of her acquaintances. At the start of the novel, the narrative sets the stage in Madrid, highlighting the scorching summer nights filled with idle socializing. Doña Robustiana del Peral, a widow and consummate matchmaker, is established as a central character. She revels in arranging marriages for others, despite her own unfulfilled romantic life. The story introduces other characters such as Paquita, a young girl obsessed with marriage and social aspiration, and Adela, another young woman with lofty dreams of romance and status. The opening chapters blend humor and social critique, delving into the absurd lengths individuals go to for love and acceptance in a society that places great importance on appearances and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Spanish fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 351146 2025-06-19T08:56:05.909388 text/html 343606 2024-10-24T13:23:42 text/html 182433 2025-06-19T08:56:12.991422 application/epub+zip 185934 2025-06-19T08:56:07.105345 application/epub+zip 182587 2025-06-19T08:56:06.484366 application/epub+zip 317779 2025-06-19T08:56:17.312321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282031 2025-06-19T08:56:12.316388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278925 2022-09-21T16:52:00.803731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307749 2023-09-20T15:06:11.471731 text/plain 287840 2024-10-24T13:23:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15838 2025-06-19T08:56:17.612315 application/rdf+xml 8748 2025-06-19T08:56:06.613360 image/jpeg 2055 2025-06-19T08:56:06.548416 image/jpeg 156638 2025-06-19T08:56:05.947390 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