Project Gutenberg 2017-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 281 Baroja, Pío 1872 1956 Baroja, Pio Nessi, Pío Baroja y La Isabelina Memorias de un hombre de acción, tomo 10 E-text prepared by Carlos Colón and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "La Isabelina" by Pío Baroja is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the political and social turbulence of 19th century Spain, particularly focusing on the conflicts surrounding the Isabeline faction during the Carlist Wars. The main characters include the ex-cloistered friar Venancio Chamizo and the enigmatic Aviraneta, whose interactions set the stage for a broader exploration of liberalism, conservatism, and personal ambition. The opening of "La Isabelina" introduces us to Venancio Chamizo, a former friar turned teacher, who reminisces about his past, particularly his connections to Aviraneta and the tumultuous events of the early 1830s. While finishing a diplomatic mission in Bordeaux, Chamizo recounts his experiences with Aviraneta and discusses political loyalty and liberal ideals. The narrative begins with Chamizo's conversations that hint at his occasional indulgences and conflicting beliefs about loyalty to the church and the liberal cause, ultimately leading to his involvement in a world filled with conspirators and political machinations. As the reader is drawn into Chamizo's life and reflections, they are provided a glimpse of the complex political landscape in which these characters operate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. es Aviraneta e Ibargoyen, Eugenio de, 1792-1872 -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels 380482 2025-07-21T12:50:26.952065 text/html 372901 2024-10-23T01:43:16 text/html 250786 2025-07-21T12:50:34.692938 application/epub+zip 247594 2025-07-21T12:50:28.154001 application/epub+zip 246270 2025-07-21T12:50:27.543032 application/epub+zip 344335 2025-07-21T12:50:39.093983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300851 2025-07-21T12:50:34.017941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295451 2022-09-24T16:20:18.523259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333173 2025-07-21T12:50:25.676976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313320 2024-10-23T01:43:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16895 2025-07-21T12:50:39.239946 application/rdf+xml 8199 2025-07-21T12:50:27.648963 image/jpeg 1997 2025-07-21T12:50:27.595995 image/jpeg 175178 2025-07-21T12:50:26.985972 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