by Benito Pérez Galdós · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422617372
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«Napoleón en Chamartín» is a historical novel by Benito Pérez Galdós published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback (311 pages, in Spanish).
Gabriel arrives in Madrid following Inés. After the French defeat at Bailén, Napoleon heads to the capital to subdue it and proclaim his brother Joseph king; the people of Madrid prepare to resist despite their inferiority. Against the historical event, Galdós portrays the city's daily life, with artisans, friars, and public figures.
Fifth installment of the first series of the Episodios Nacionales. Work originally published in 1874; this Círculo de Lectores edition is from 1984.
For readers of historical fiction and of nineteenth-century Spanish literature classics, particularly the period of the Peninsular War.
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.
