Project Gutenberg 2020-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 249 Isla, José Francisco de 1703 1781 Rojo, José Francisco de Isla y Isla, Jose Francisco de Isla, Padre Lidforss, Edvard 1833 1910 Lidforss, Eduardo Historia del famoso predicador Fray Gerundio de Campazas, alias Zotes (1 de 2) Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fray_Gerundio_de_Campazas Produced by Ramón Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Historia del famoso predicador Fray Gerundio de Campazas, alias Zotes" by Don Francisco Lobon de Salazar is a novel written in the mid-18th century. The story revolves around Fray Gerundio, a rather foolish yet ambitious young man from the small village of Campazas, whose early life, education, and eventual journey into the world of preaching are chronicled with humor and wit. Through the character of Fray Gerundio, the book explores themes of ignorance, pretentiousness, and the complexities of Spanish society during that period. The opening of the novel introduces the setting of Campazas and the humorous backstory of its citizens, namely Anton Zotes, Gerundio's father, who exemplifies rural life in 18th-century Spain. It details Anton's humble beginnings, his aspirations, and the pride he takes in his family's lineage. We also see the role of education in Fray Gerundio's life, as his character develops amidst the distractions of his village. The narrative is laced with satire, poking fun at societal expectations and the absurdities of both rural and religious life, hinting at the extravagance and follies that will follow in Gerundio's life as he embarks on his quest to become a preacher. Overall, it sets the stage for a tale filled with comedy and critical observation of human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 35.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Spanish fiction -- 18th century PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels 817950 2025-06-25T05:23:27.997751 text/html 800790 2024-10-18T05:12:08 text/html 406691 2025-06-25T05:23:37.516698 application/epub+zip 405234 2025-06-25T05:23:29.784716 application/epub+zip 391682 2025-06-25T05:23:29.012734 application/epub+zip 595428 2025-06-25T05:23:43.898664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519804 2025-06-25T05:23:36.765710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506195 2022-09-28T11:17:30.535408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751789 2025-06-25T05:23:27.121776 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 731728 2024-10-18T05:12:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17921 2025-06-25T05:23:44.051624 application/rdf+xml 9236 2025-06-25T05:23:29.127692 image/jpeg 2350 2025-06-25T05:23:29.072693 image/jpeg 403896 2025-06-25T05:23:28.076761 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 sv.wikipedia es.wikipedia es.wikipedia en.wikipedia