Project Gutenberg 2015-01-26 Public domain in the USA. 239 Espina, Concha 1869 1955 Serna, Concha Espina de Tagle, Concha Espina y De Serna, Concha Espina Ruecas de Marfil (Novelas) Naves en el mar -- La ronda de los galanes -- El jayón -- Talín. Produced by Carlos Colón, University of Toronto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ruecas de Marfil" by Concha Espina is a collection of novelas written in the early 20th century. This work intricately weaves the lives of various women, exploring themes of suffering, aspiration, and the complexities of destiny through a poetic lens. The main characters include Luisa, a young montañesa embarking on a difficult journey to unite with her husband and facing the challenges of life and motherhood. The opening of the novel introduces an evocative journey through the Straits of Magellan, where a narrator reflects on the beauty and menace of the land and sea. Luisa is traveling on a ship, accompanied by the narrator and her protector, Inés, as she approaches the reality of motherhood. The narrative captures their awe of the wild landscapes, intermixed with an emerging sense of dread as Luisa grapples with her impending challenges, both physical and emotional. The atmosphere is thick with anticipation, as the ship's journey becomes symbolic of the trials awaiting Luisa, foreshadowing the hardships that will unfold in her life as a woman navigating both love and loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Spanish fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 291750 2025-06-19T10:39:13.786948 text/html 278878 2024-10-24T14:15:07 text/html 188625 2025-06-19T10:39:19.861958 application/epub+zip 188925 2025-06-19T10:39:14.953964 application/epub+zip 168644 2025-06-19T10:39:14.312969 application/epub+zip 368383 2025-06-19T10:39:24.064885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314317 2025-06-19T10:39:19.155934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239397 2022-09-21T19:10:59.544367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251119 2023-09-21T03:52:40.221499 text/plain 231276 2024-10-24T14:15:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16085 2025-06-19T10:39:24.219909 application/rdf+xml 6911 2025-06-19T10:39:14.423018 image/jpeg 1491 2025-06-19T10:39:14.367922 image/jpeg 162196 2025-06-19T10:39:13.830005 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