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Froth

LibriVox recording of Froth by Armando Palacio Valdés. (Translated by Clara Bell.) Read in English by Phil Benson. Clementina is losing her youth in the fashionable world of late-nineteenth century Madrid and takes a younger lover. Meanwhile her father, the Duke de Requena, a rapacious businessman and one of the richest men in the city, is determined to outdo his rivals. When Clementina and her father clash over her mother's will, who will come out the winner? A biting satire with an ensemble cast of wealthy aristocratic and would-be aristocratic characters, Froth (La Espuma) was one of two novels by Armando Palacio Valdés translated for Edmund Gosse's Heinemann International Library series, which introduced English readers to European authors who would otherwise have remained unknown. This edition comes with an Introduction to the author by Gosse and a concluding Editor's Note on the series. (Summary by Philip Benson) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org

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