Project Gutenberg 2022-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 215 Pérez Galdós, Benito 1843 1920 Galdós, Benito Pérez Perez Galdos, Benito Galdós, Pérez Galdós, B. Pérez La batalla de los Arapiles $aSpain :$bPerlado, Páez y Compañía,$c1907. Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_batalla_de_los_Arapiles_(episodio_nacional) 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) "La batalla de los Arapiles" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the Peninsular War, the narrative explores themes of war, society, and individual struggles through the lens of its characters, particularly focusing on Gabriel, a character involved in military service and grappling with complex family and socio-political issues. The storyline intricately weaves the personal with the historical, providing a vivid depiction of the tumultuous period. The opening of "La batalla de los Arapiles" introduces a series of letters conveying the bleak circumstances of Madrid during the French occupation, highlighting the dire poverty and suffering of the populace. Gabriel seems to be interacting with various correspondents, discussing the dwindling fortunes of his noble family and the difficulties of daily life under oppressive rule. As he navigates the societal challenges posed by war, the letters also hint at his quest for a lost family member and unfold the multi-faceted impacts of the war on both personal relationships and broader societal dynamics. The tone is both reflective and critical, presenting the reader with a profound depiction of a city and its people caught in the throes of conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/labatalladelosar00prez 20201205220435prezgalds 1907 ES Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. es Spain -- History -- Napoleonic Conquest, 1808-1813 -- Fiction Salamanca, Battle of, Salamanca, Spain, 1812 -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels 624613 2025-06-27T04:25:23.243643 text/html 605673 2024-10-18T20:53:54 text/html 482289 2025-06-27T04:25:32.383109 application/epub+zip 480282 2025-06-27T04:25:24.870726 application/epub+zip 408734 2025-06-27T04:25:24.080663 application/epub+zip 667235 2025-06-27T04:25:38.093065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616295 2025-06-27T04:25:31.655320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619439 2022-09-30T14:12:30.582191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573267 2025-06-27T04:25:21.875703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553275 2024-10-18T20:53:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17573 2025-06-27T04:25:38.237057 application/rdf+xml 12354 2025-06-27T04:25:24.269691 image/jpeg 2987 2025-06-27T04:25:24.174634 image/jpeg 404662 2025-06-27T04:25:23.300653 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