Project Gutenberg 2022-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 399 Pérez Galdós, Benito 1843 1920 Galdós, Benito Pérez Perez Galdos, Benito Galdós, Pérez Galdós, B. Pérez El caballero encantado (cuento real... inverosí­mil) $aSpain :$bPerlado, Páez y Compañía,$c1909. Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_caballero_encantado 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) "El caballero encantado (cuento real... inverosímil)" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Don Carlos de Tarsis, the Marques de Mudarra, a young nobleman leading a life of leisure and indulgence. As the narrative unfolds, it explores themes of wealth, societal expectations, and the paradoxical nature of a life filled with pleasures yet devoid of meaningful connection and purpose. The opening portion of the book introduces the protagonist, Don Carlos, detailing his privileged upbringing and carefree youth. Orphaned at a young age, he discards his initial education in favor of worldly pleasures, traveling through Europe and tauntingly observing the vices of society. Without any restraint, he immerses himself in the hedonistic lifestyle, which leads to a gradual depletion of his resources. As he enters adulthood, his life takes a turn as his luxurious habits attract the attention of influential peers who scheme to guide his choices, including a suggested marriage to a wealthy heiress. This sets the stage for a biting social commentary on the superficiality of aristocratic life, blending humor with a critique of societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/elcaballeroencan00prez 20191228014645prezgalds 1909 ES Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. es Spanish fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Category: Novels 605636 2025-07-26T12:25:57.807336 text/html 583357 2024-10-18T18:04:06 text/html 373138 2025-07-26T12:26:06.628288 application/epub+zip 370828 2025-07-26T12:25:59.437340 application/epub+zip 354297 2025-07-26T12:25:58.669362 application/epub+zip 506994 2025-07-26T12:26:12.020280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460524 2025-07-26T12:26:05.702345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443481 2022-09-30T07:27:36.925935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557380 2025-07-26T12:25:56.907367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 537275 2024-10-18T18:04:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16911 2025-07-26T12:26:12.201271 application/rdf+xml 10422 2025-07-26T12:25:58.854308 image/jpeg 2680 2025-07-26T12:25:58.777303 image/jpeg 315847 2025-07-26T12:25:57.868349 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