"El abuelo (Novela en cinco jornadas)" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a novel published in 1897. Count Albrit returns from Peru to Spain, impoverished and nearly blind, only to discover a shocking family secret: one of his two granddaughters is illegitimate. Determined to identify his true blood heir, the proud aristocrat embarks on a painful quest that will challenge everything he believes about honor, lineage, and family. What he ultimately discovers transforms his understanding of what truly matters in life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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