Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XL Let Us return to Dona Bernarda Coldero as she went back to her house after hearing from Don Damaso the revelation of the secret which her son had hidden from her. During her walk the irritation that this news had caused her increased, as may be well imagined. This revelation destroyed so many ambitious hopes, fostered by Amador, that, on seeing them vanish, her rancour against the deceit which had obliged her to relinquish them increased in proportion to the value that these hopes acquired when they were lost. It was thus that on entering her room she threw her mantle on a chair and called to her eldest daughter in a harsh voice. Adelaida came immediately. "Where is your brother ?" asked Dona Bernarda. "He is in his room," replied the girl. "Call him, I have to speak to you both." A few moments after they both arrived in the room where Dona Bernarda was waiting for them. Dona Bernarda looked at her son with an expression of concentrated rage., "So you have deceived me," she said, putting both her hands on her hips with a peculiar movement of her head. "I! Why? What is it?" replied Amador, who like all those who have a guilty conscience on account of a fault, suspected on the moment the meaning of this question, and he turned pale. "You don't know, then! Am I a fool that my children deceive me! Here is what is the matter. Is Adelaida married or not?" "But, mother, have I not been telling you all these last days that everything is arranged." "That for the arrangement! Have you nothing else to say? Truly! arranged treating us like negroes! What do you care if we have to wander in the street? Even little children will point us out." "Are things as bad as that?" said .Amador, dumfounded. Dona Bernarda was exasperated at this...
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Présentation de l'éditeur
Martín Rivas es una novela chilena del género realista del siglo XIX, escrita por el novelista y diplomático chileno Alberto Blest Gana, y publicada en 1862. Es considerada como la primera novela escrita en Chile. Es posible catalogarla como una novela histórica, dada su forma de enfrentar los acontecimientos de la época en la que se ambienta, también como su novela El loco estero, que si bien no goza de la misma popularidad, cuenta con una gran ambientación temporal.La novela, narrada por el autor en tercera persona, retrata fielmente la sociedad santiaguina de entonces; y el encuentro entre dos mundos opuestos y disímiles de la condición social y política de la época. En Santiago del siglo XIX, en 1850, proveniente de una familia del norte de Chile , un joven muy talentoso de buena apariencia, caído en desgracia económicamente, llamado Martín Rivas, es hospedado por los Encina, una familia principal de la creme de la clase alta capitalina radicada en un barrio aristocrático cercano a Campo de Marte. Don Dámaso - padre y cabeza de la familia - acoge a Martín por tener deudas de gratitud con el fallecido padre de éste, José Rivas, debido a que la simiente de su fortuna personal se debe a la venta de una mina de propiedad del difunto. A cambio el hospedaje, el joven Rivas se encarga de las contabilidades de Don Dámaso, quien es además un encumbrado personaje social y político de la sociedad chilena, muy convulsionada en aquella época marcada por corrientes políticas importadas y además por convencionalismos y prejuicios discriminativos vigentes. Pronto Martín se gana la estima y confianza de Don Dámaso y le confía mayores responsabilidades rechazando recibir pecunio por sus servicios.
Présentation de l'éditeur
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