The October Fortunata and Jacinta read-along

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"La Madeleine" (1892) I'm finally getting around to formally announcing the October read-along of Fortunata and Jacinta by Benito Pérez Galdós. Never having officially hosted a read-along, bear with me as I stumble my way through it. I'll try and adhere to a schedule, at least loosely:

• Week of October 8—Volume 1
• Week of October 15—Volume 2
• Week of October 22—Volume 3
• Week of October 29—Volume 4

That's a lot of book in a short period of time but I don't want it to drag on indefinitely (which tends to be my style too often). I plan on posting resources and (hopefully) helpful links for anyone joining in. If you find something you find useful or interesting and would like to pass it on, feel free to let me know and I'll add it to an upcoming resource page. At some point I hope to write about the 1980 TV series adaptation (561 minutes!). Here are some posts I've made on the novel so far and other Galdós-related posts:

A few resources on the novel and Galdós.

The initial post on the novel, thanks to a mention of it by The Neglected Books Page. Also contains a few quotes I had posted in another online life.

A few more quotes from the novel, focusing on the moneylender Torquemada (and his "student" Doña Lupe).

Posts on Galdós' Torquemada series

Posts on The Spendthrifts by Galdós

I'll post more on the novel and the read-along soon. As always, feel free to comment on the novel in my posts and let me know when you post on it...I would like to keep a "links" post near the top of the page during October.

Updates:

Himardi at The Argumentative Old Git has a post on Nazarin in this post and includes some of the film adaptations by Buñuel. I'm just starting to explore Buñuel's films. I'll post on these soon. I hope.

Article: The streets of Madrid as a structuring device in Fortunata y Jacinta by Phyllis Zatlin Boring looks at the structural framework of the novel, including diagrams of the love triangles and linkages of the city streets.