Marianela (Annotated)

Marianela is one of Benito Pérez Galdós's most poignant early novels, a compact work that joins realist observation to moral and philosophical inquiry. Set in the mining region of Socartes, it tells of Nela, a poor, physically neglected orphan who serves as guide and companion to the blind Pablo, whose idealized love for her is transformed when science restores his sight. Written with lucid prose,...