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An epistolary romance unfolds through letters exchanged between a man and a woman, charting the rebuilding of trust after a sudden fit of jealousy tied to a former childhood companion. The correspondence mixes confession, self-criticism, and affectionate reassurance while recalling shared youthful memories. Family opinions and social gossip provide a backdrop of commentary on wealth, display, and propriety, and the narrative balances passionate introspection with ironic observations about affectation and the small vanities that complicate intimate relationships.

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Title: Leon Roch: A Romance, vol. 1 (of 2)

Author: Benito Pérez Galdós

Translator: Clara Bell

Release date: April 20, 2015 [eBook #48752]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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LEON ROCH
A ROMANCE

BY
B. PÉREZ GALDÓS
Author of “Gloria,” etc.

From the Spanish by CLARA BELL

—AUTHORIZED EDITION—

IN TWO VOLUMES—VOL. I.

REVISED AND CORRECTED IN THE UNITED STATES

NEW YORK
WILLIAM S. GOTTSBERGER, PUBLISHER
11 MURRAY STREET
1888


Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1886
by William S. Gottsberger
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington

THIS TRANSLATION WAS MADE EXPRESSLY FOR THE PUBLISHER