Author:José María de Pereda

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José Maria de Pereda (1833–1906)

sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons category. A major Spanish realist novelist in the genre of costumbrismo, depicting the everyday life and customs of the people. Most of his work was set in his home province of Cantabria, especially in its capital city, Santander.

José Maria de Pereda

Works

Novels

• Sotileza

Short stories

• At the Fire-Light Reception
• A Christmas Eve in Spain
• The Last of His Race
• The Seamstress
• To the Indies

Excerpts

• The Candidate Visits His Voters, from Los hombres de pro
• Cleto's Proposal to Sotileza, from Sotileza
• The Portrait of Don Gonzalo Gonzalez of Gonzalez-Town, from Don Gonzalo González de la Gonzalera
• Tuerto's Family Life, from La leva

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.