The fourth estate.
Translated from the Spanish [with] a frontispiece and a biographical sketch.
Description
- Language(s)
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English ; Spanish
- Published
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New York, P. F. Collier [c1901-
- Summary
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A satirical description of the effect of the establishment of a newspaper in a Spanish provincial town. An opposition journal is started to make war on the clique who are trying to keep abreast of the times. Everything that happens is indirectly caused by the paragraphs of the rival journals. "A Friendly Argument in the Café de La Marina" where the leading citizens assemble daily to discuss the news is reprinted in the library. The story is mainly about the love of two sisters for the same man, Gonzalo. He is engaged to the oldest sister, Cecilia, a noble lovely woman, but is enticed away from her by the heartless beautiful younger sister, Ventura. The scene when Ventura wins a declaration of love from Gonzalo is given in the library. Cecilia bears her loss with dignity, allowing the household to believe her without heart. She is a devoted sister to the young couple. To save the young wife from discovery, and Gonzalo from sorrow, she lets Gonzalo believe her guilty of a liaison with her sister's lover. Ventura at last elopes with her lover, an elderly nobleman. Gonzalo learns of her flight from the convent, in which the family have placed her, through the newspaper account, and commits suicide. Aside from the tragic love story, we have a series of entertaining episodes illustrating the jealousies and corrupt journalism of the provincial town. The proprietor of the newspaper, the rich codfish merchant, who spends his leisure time making wooden toothpicks and writing letters to the press, is an interesting type.
- Physical Description
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v.
20 cm.
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