Chapter One Initial Experiments

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Front Matter vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 3
5. Initial Experiments 21
6. Establishing the Eccentric Mould: Cayetano Polentinos 30
7. Loyal Go-Between: Josè Mundideo 55
8. A Principal: Josè de Relimpio y Sastre 61
9. Armchair Politician and Educator: Florencio Morales y Temprado 83
10. Fantasy Novelist: Josè Ido del Sagrario 95
11. Real Novelist: Plácido Estupiñá 113
12. Religious Acolyte: Luis Agapito Babel 135
13. Religious Patron: Pedro de Belmonte 149
14. Celestial Visionary: Frasquito Ponte Delgado 157
15. Conclusion 167
16. Checklist of Features of Galdosian Male Eccentrics (in alphabetical order) 175
17. Notes 185
18. Works Cited 209
19. Index 225