The House Of Ulloa Av Emilia Pardo Bazan, Paul O'Prey

<p>A rich and unforgettable tragic-comic novel of sexual intrigue and political scheming, <i>The House of Ulloa</i> is one of the greatest works of nineteenth-century Spanish literature.<br><br><i>The House of Ulloa</i> follows pure and pious Father Juli¿Alvarez, who is sent to a remote country estate to put the affairs of the marquis, an irresponsible libertine, in order. When he discovers moral decadence, cruelty and corruption at his new home, Juli¿'s well-meaning but ineffectual attempts to prevent the fall of the House of Ulloa end in tragedy. Combining gothic elements with humour and social satire, <i>The House of Ulloa</i> is the finest achievement of Emilia Pardo Baz¿ a prolific writer, feminist, traveller and intellectual, and one of the most dynamic figures of her time.<br><br>Brilliantly balancing biting satire and gothic undertones, and evoking a rich sense of place, this is a wonderful novel that deserves to be ranked with the other great books of the period. <br><br>The C