These eleven tales are by four outstanding authors whose work brought new life to Spanish literature. Published between 1870 and 1900, they include "El Hechicero," by Juan Valera, an allegorical retelling of an Andalusian legend; Pedro Antonio de Alarcon's tale of bandits, "La buenaventura," and his "La Comendadora," inspired by an incident in a Granada convent; three tales by Leopoldo Alas ("Clarín"), "Adios, Cordera," "Cambio de luz," and "Benedictino"; and five stories by Emilia Pardo Bazan ("Afra," "La Santa de Karnar," "La cana," "Dios castiga," and "La Mayorazga de Bouzas") that unfold in her native Galicia.