
BIBLIOTECA DE «LA NACIÓN»
A vivid, slightly mischievous portrait opens with a young girl who, despite her tiny stature, carries an enormous pride. She lives under the roof of a towering, sharp‑tongued aunt whose habits and attitudes dominate every hallway. The narrator’s voice is witty and observant, turning everyday cruelties into comic commentary while hinting at deeper family secrets yet to surface.
Through crisp, lyrical prose the story sketches a world where social expectations clash with personal desire, and where a recently widowed uncle’s brief legacy looms like a quiet question mark. Listeners will be drawn into the heroine’s inner world, feeling both the sting of her aunt’s disdain and the tentative hope that the cramped, sun‑lit rooms might conceal unexpected allies. As the first act unfolds, the narrative balances humor, social critique, and the tender yearning of a girl on the brink of her own awakening.
Language
es
Duration
~4 hours (258K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Nov 2, 2008
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1854–1945
Best known for the hugely popular Mon oncle et mon curé, this French novelist wrote warm, widely read stories for young women and family audiences. Publishing under a pen name, she built a long career that carried her work from the late 19th century well into the 20th.
View all books
by Jean de La Brète

by Jean de La Brète

by Jean de La Brète

by Jean de La Brète

by Jean de La Brète

by Vinceslas-Eugène Dick

by Philippe Aubert de Gaspé

by Abraham Cahan