Project Gutenberg 2021-05-13 Public domain in the USA. 159 Pérez Galdós, Benito 1843 1920 Galdós, Benito Pérez Perez Galdos, Benito Galdós, Pérez Galdós, B. Pérez Halma 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) "Halma" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around doña Catalina de Artal, a member of the Spanish aristocracy, who faces significant hardships following her marriage to the German diplomat, Conde de Halma-Lautenberg. The narrative explores themes of familial duty, love, suffering, and the clash between personal aspirations and societal expectations. The opening of "Halma" presents Catalina's intricate familial and marital background, detailing her noble lineage and the trials she endures as she marries against her family's wishes. After marrying the count, they experience a tumultuous life filled with poverty and illness, leading to emotional and physical struggles following her husband's demise. The narrative sets the stage for her complex relationships with her family, particularly her brothers, and hints at her desire to commit to a life dedicated to spirituality and altruism, even as societal pressure looms over her choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. es Priests -- Fiction Spanish fiction -- 19th century Christian communities -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels 512476 2025-07-26T04:56:54.864080 text/html 490730 2024-10-18T13:45:44 text/html 333843 2025-07-26T04:57:02.751042 application/epub+zip 332074 2025-07-26T04:56:56.121062 application/epub+zip 315541 2025-07-26T04:56:55.486044 application/epub+zip 443382 2025-07-26T04:57:07.869007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395605 2025-07-26T04:57:02.130002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378599 2022-09-29T11:53:39.123367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467337 2025-07-26T04:56:53.944039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 447497 2024-10-18T13:45:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16727 2025-07-26T04:57:08.024977 application/rdf+xml 11684 2025-07-26T04:56:55.610037 image/jpeg 2829 2025-07-26T04:56:55.545060 image/jpeg 263392 2025-07-26T04:56:54.915067 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 en.wikipedia