Dona Perfecta Author:Benito Perez Galdos, Harriet de Onis (Translator) A 19th century realist novel by Benito Pérez Galdós from what is called the first of Galdós's three epochs in his novels of social analysis. The novel illustrates the great power that the church wielded. It also describes the differences between the traditional, provincial outlook, and the modern, liberal outlook of Madr... more »id, the capital.« less