"La araña negra, t. 4/9" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel written in 1892. This serialized work tells the story of the Baselga family, a noble lineage from Old Castile whose ancestry traces back to Reconquista heroes. Set in early 19th-century Spain, the novel follows how the Jesuit order patiently weaves a web around this wealthy family, seeking to seize their fortune. The work contains sharp criticism of the Society of Jesus and examines their methods extensively throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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