Project Gutenberg 2015-01-26 Public domain in the USA. 184 Pérez Galdós, Benito 1843 1920 Galdós, Benito Pérez Perez Galdos, Benito Galdós, Pérez Galdós, B. Pérez La familia de León Roch, Tomo 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_familia_de_Le%C3%B3n_Roch Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Carlo Traverso, Ramon Pajares Box, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "La familia de León Roch, Tomo 1" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the intricacies of familial relationships and social dynamics through the experiences of León Roch, a young man balancing love, ambition, and societal expectations. The narrative focuses particularly on León's interactions with his fiancée María, as well as the enticing but complicated figures of his childhood companion Pepita and the wealthy aristocrat, the Marqués de Fúcar. At the start of the story, the opening letters reveal a correspondence between León and María, highlighting the emotional turmoil caused by jealousy and misunderstandings. León appears to be navigating the complexities of love, especially with his longing for María amid feelings of insecurity provoked by Pepita’s latent affections and the societal pressures represented by their families. As the plot unfolds, readers are introduced to various characters, including León’s friends and peers, who embody the contradictions of Spanish society of the time, filled with ambition, rivalry, and a critique of class dynamics. Through these exchanges and settings, the narrative sets the stage for León's personal growth amid the contrasts of wealth and moral integrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. es Spanish fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 515385 2025-06-19T10:41:58.456196 text/html 497938 2024-10-24T14:16:03 text/html 318388 2025-06-19T10:42:07.744185 application/epub+zip 314978 2025-06-19T10:42:00.046190 application/epub+zip 309363 2025-06-19T10:41:59.240229 application/epub+zip 443055 2025-06-19T10:42:13.347132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386328 2025-06-19T10:42:06.649134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380354 2022-09-21T19:16:04.897347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463039 2025-06-19T10:41:57.548171 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443005 2024-10-24T14:16:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16948 2025-06-19T10:42:13.499087 application/rdf+xml 15820 2025-06-19T10:41:59.359203 image/jpeg 3445 2025-06-19T10:41:59.303183 image/jpeg 253653 2025-06-19T10:41:58.512186 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