Galdós, BENITO PEREZ, Spanish novelist, was born in 1849 on the Canary Islands, but settled in Madrid. His earlier works (Trafalgar, Bailen, &c.) were historical romances: the later ones (Marianela, Leon Roch, Lady Perfecta, &c.) give realistic pictures of social conditions. Many have been translated into English.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 57
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