by Benito Pérez Galdós · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420612706
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«La Fontana de Oro» is the historical novel by Benito Pérez Galdós, published by Alianza in paperback (400 pages, in Spanish).
La Fontana de Oro, set in Madrid during the Liberal Triennium (1820-1823), takes place in the café of the same name, near Puerta del Sol and a meeting place for writers, artists and politicians. The novel recreates conspiracies, gatherings, Masonic lodges, ultramontane sects, popular demonstrations and executions in Plaza de la Cebada.
La Fontana de Oro was originally published in 1870 and belongs to the so-called historical period of Benito Pérez Galdós, prior to the Episodios nacionales.
For readers interested in historical fiction, 19th-century Spanish literature and Madrid during the Liberal Triennium.
Benito María de los Dolores Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist and politician. He was a leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist.
