Tales from Madrid by Emilia Pardo Bazán has an undeniable main character: the city of Madrid. These fourteen stories that are included in this volume take place here. Puerta del Sol, Paseo de Recoletos, El Retiro, Atocha Street or Toledo Street are some of the places where these Madrilenians who have been so masterfully portrayed by Mrs Emilia Pardo Bazán live, struggle and survive. A woman who knew how to reflect so well the desperation of poverty and the tricks of roguery. A woman who loved and suffered Madrid,  this city where she suffered from envy but where she also found fame.  

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