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A Wedding Trip

Rating 3.3
Word count
434K words
Chapters
44

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Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.A Wedding Trip by condesa de Emilia Pardo BazánAuthor: Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de, 1852-1921,Language: English, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Apr 19, 2017

Editor's review

A Wedding Trip is a work by the Spanish author Emilia Pardo Bazán, released by Project Gutenberg as an English-language eBook. Pardo Bazán was a major Spanish novelist of the late nineteenth century, and her writing often attends to social customs and character psychology; this work likewise unfolds its narrative along the threads of travel and marriage, letting readers sense how Spanish literature of the period handled everyday subjects. As a public-domain eBook, its greatest advantage is that it is free and easy to obtain, making it a light entry point for approaching Spanish literature in English translation. The writing centers on plot and relationships, and its length suits reading in installments. Note that this is an English-translation eBook, and the materials provide no information on the translator or annotations; readers who wish to understand the cultural background more deeply should pair it with relevant historical and literary knowledge rather than treat it as a definitive scholarly edition.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Readers who want to explore Spanish literature in English translation
  • Casual readers interested in novels about marriage and travel
  • Readers who want free access to public-domain foreign literature
  • Learners with some English who want to broaden their reading

Not a good fit for

  • Readers who read only Chinese and will not accept an English text
  • Researchers who need detailed annotations and translator's notes
  • Readers who prefer contemporary subjects and fast-paced narratives

Reading tips

  1. Learn about the author's historical context first; the characters' situations are easier to understand once you enter the text.
  2. Read chapter by chapter, and note changes in relationships at the end of each chapter to avoid confusing the threads.
  3. Mark passages where the cultural background is unclear, then look up the relevant materials after finishing.
  4. Read alongside introductions to the author's other works to form an overall picture.

About the publisher

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Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

Contents

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FAQ

Who is the author Pardo Bazán?
The materials give her full name as Emilia Pardo Bazán, a Spanish countess who lived from 1852 to 1921. She was a major novelist in Spanish literary history, and this book is the English-language electronic edition of her work.
Is there a Chinese edition of this book?
The materials identify the book only as an English-language eBook released by Project Gutenberg and mention no Chinese translation. Those who need to read it in Chinese will have to look for other publication information.
What is the reading experience of the eBook like?
This is a free public-domain eBook that can be read on a computer or e-reader, making it easy to search and adjust the font size. However, the materials do not say whether it includes annotations or an introduction, so readers should prepare background materials themselves.

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About the author

Emilia Pardo Bazán (1852–1921) was a Spanish writer of noble birth. Her work has received relatively limited attention in the Chinese-speaking world, and publicly available material on her remains insufficient, yet her writing holds an important place in Spanish literary history. Her novels are often set in the Galician countryside of northwestern Spain, with a realistic touch that attends to social customs, family ethics and character psychology. Her major works include Los pazos de Ulloa, La madre naturaleza, La Tribuna and Morriña. She also wrote short stories and essays on love, marriage and women's circumstances, marked by detailed narrative and keen observation. Nineteen of her works are held in this collection, commonly classified under inspirational growth, suggesting that her writing also offers readable reflections on growth and life themes.

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