Der Dreispitz by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50216.html.images 230 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50216.epub3.images 173 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50216.epub.images 174 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50216.epub.noimages 154 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50216.kf8.images 279 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50216.kindle.images 241 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50216.txt.utf-8 194 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/50216/pg50216-h.zip 178 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de, 1833-1891
Translator Meister, Hulda, 1846-1918
Uniform Title El sombrero de tres picos. German
Title Der Dreispitz
Note Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Matthias Grammel, Laurent
Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "Der Dreispitz" by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a rural Spanish setting during the reign of King Carlos IV, sketching a vivid picture of social and personal dynamics among villagers. It primarily revolves around the lives of Tio Lucas, a witty and hard-working miller, and his beautiful wife, the Seña Frasquita, as they navigate both their tender marital bond and the unwanted attention from the local corregidor, whose lustful pursuits set the stage for conflict and intrigue. The opening of "Der Dreispitz" sets a whimsical yet critical tone, combining humor with social commentary. It introduces the characters through the lens of a folk tale recounted by a witty shepherd, leading into descriptions of Tio Lucas and Seña Frasquita's idyllic life together in their mill. Their happiness is unexpectedly challenged when the corregidor, a frail but assertive figure, arrives with ulterior motives, revealing the tensions between desire and morality. The narrative foreshadows the complexities that arise from relationships tainted by power and attraction, as well as the age-old themes of fidelity and betrayal, making the book a rich tapestry of Spanish life in a past era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language German
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Husband and wife -- Fiction
Subject Andalusia (Spain) -- Fiction
Subject Spanish fiction -- Translations into German
Category Text
EBook-No. 50216
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 90 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!