Publisher's Synopsis
Antologia de nueve novelas cortas de Pedro Antonio de Alarcon. Anthology of nine short stories by Pedro Antonio de Alarcon. First Page: [Illustration: From a photograph] NOVELAS CORTAS BY DON PEDRO A. DE ALARCON MEMBER OF THE SPANISH ACADEMY EDITED WITH NOTES AND VOCABULARY BY W.F. GIESE, A.M. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GINN AND COMPANY BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO LONDON ATLANTA DALLAS COLUMBUS SAN FRANCISCO PREFACE The following stories from Alarcon are offered to the student of Spanish in the belief that the easy style, the interest of the narrative, and the incidental sidelights that they throw on Spanish life and history will make the book a welcome one in the earlier stages of study...