Marianela

Translated from the Spanish by Clara Bell

(1883)

TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE:

Those who have read "Gloria" will, it is

hoped, hail with pleasure another work by the

same writer, Perez Galds-different it is true,

but in its way not less delightful.

The strongly-marked humor and darkly-painted

tragedy of "Gloria" are not to be found

in "Marianela;" the characters are distinct and

crisply sketched, but with a tender hand, the

catastrophe is pitiable, rather shocking; the whole

tone is idyllic.

I have not hesitated to translate literally the

Spanish words of endearment; for though they are

foreign to the calmer spirit of our northern

tongue they are too characteristic to be lost, and

they are strangely pathetic as the only outlet

found for the imprisoned spirit of the hapless

little heroine.

CLARA BELL.