Benito Pérez Galdós

El Audaz Benito Pérez Galdós Spanish edition

Conflict between an individual and society brings about extremely aggressive characters in this history, set in 1804. Martin Muriel is a young impersonator of liberal ideas from the Spanish middle class. With a society established by the principles of the 19th century, it is dominated by the ideology from aristocrats and clergy members. The main question that this book focuses on is Who decides the central ideas imposed on society? The protagonist that researches this question dreams of the formation of a mutual respect between royalty and the rest of the town. He experiences a strong desire to bring about equality and justice to his town.