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The early novels mix historical and fictional characters and are the result of documentary research. As with Balzac, some characters appear in separate novels. They cover the period from 1805 to the end of the century. We see glimpses of Benito's liberal and anti-clerical views which become move developed in the contemporary novels. In Doña Perfecta (1876) a young liberal comes to a stiflingly clerical town. In Miau (1888) a pretentious family lose their livelihood when the father, an elderly civil servant, loses his job through a change in government, and eventually commits suicide. Pérez Galdós' masterpiece is Fortunata y Jacinta (1886-7). It is almost as long as War and Peace and concerns the fortunes of four characters: a young man about town, his wife, his lower-class mistress and her husband. Ángel Guerra (1891) is the story of an unbalanced man who attempts to win a devout and inaccessible woman, swinging from agnosticism to Catholicism in the process. Pérez Galdós is more realistic than Balzac or Tolstoy, and like DickensCharles John Huffam Dickens ( February 7, 1812 June 9, 1870), pen-name " Boz", was an English novelist of the Victorian era. The popularity of his books during his lifetime and to the present is demonstrated by the fact that none of his novels has ever go, depicts middle-class snobbishness and fear of poverty. Hardy any of his writings were available in English until the 1950s and are still increasing in popularity.

In 1897, Pérez Galdós was elected to the Real Academia EspañolaThe Real Academia Espanola ("Royal Spanish Academy" or "RAE") is the institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national language academies in 21 Spanish-speaking nations. Functions Th (Royal Spanish Academy), and in 1907 he became a deputy for the republican party in the Madrid parliamentCortes Generales is the name given to the Spanish Parliament. It is a bicameral legislature, composed of the Congress of Deputies, the lower house, and the Senate, the upper house. It has full legislative power (i. can enact any law and amend the Constitu. He went blind in 1912 but continued to dictate his books for the rest of his life. His plays are less successful, though Realidad (1892) is important in the history of realism in the Spanish theatre.

There have been many films of his novels: Beauty in Chains (Doña Perfecta) was directed by Elsie Jane WilsonElsie Jane Wilson ( November 7, 1890 January 16, 1965) was a cinema actress, director and writer. Wilson was born in New Zealand. A professional actress from the age of two, she followed her husband Rupert Julian to United States in 1913, where both found in 1918. Luis BuñuelLuis Bunuel ( February 22, 1900 July 29, 1983 Mexico City of liver cirrhosis) was a surrealist filmmaker and director whose most famous works include: Un Chien Andalou ("The Andalusian Dog") L'Age d'Or Los olvidados Susana Nazarin El El Angel Exterminador, in a mean-spirited mood, failed to credit the fact that Viridiana (1961) was based on Halma. He made another adaption with Nazarín in 1959, and his Tristana (1970) was similarly based on Pérez Galdós. El Abuelo (The Grandfather), filmed by José Luis GarciJose Luis Garci (born January 20, 1944 in Madrid, Spain) is a director, producer, writer, and actor in Spanish cinema. Garci gained early experience in cinema by writing scripts and acting. He made his directorial debut in 1970 with El Cronicon''. After a in 1998, was released at international level a year later. But his chance at long-lasting international fame was sabotaged by his own jealous countrymen, when they launched a slander campaign against him after learning that he would be nominated for the Nobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. It is generally regarded as the supreme comme.

Benito Pérez Galdós died at the age of 76. Shortly before his death, a statue in his honor was constructed in the Parque del Retiro, the most popular park in Madrid, financed solely by public donations.