People know Spanish writer Benito Pérez Galdós especially for his Episodios Nacionales (1873-1912), a series of 46 historical novels. Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Some authorities consider him second only to Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th century Spain. Galdós was a prolific writer, publishing 31 novels, 46 Episodios Nacionales (National Episodes), 23 plays, and the equivalent of 20 volumes of shorter fiction, journalism and other writings. He remains popular in Spain, and galdosistas (Galdós researchers) considered him Spain's equal to Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy. As recently as 1950, few of his works were available translated to English, although he has slowly become popular in the Anglophone world. While his plays are generally considered to be less successful than his novels, Realidad (1892) is important in the history of realism in the Spanish theatre.
Series
Books
La batalla de los Arapiles
1875
From Oñate to La Granja
1898
Cánovas
1912
Juan Martín, el Empecinado
1874
Torquemada y San Pedro
1895
El amigo Manso
1882
7 de Julio
1876
La de Bringas
1884
Un voluntario realista
1878
Napoleón en Chamartín
1874
Los apostólicos
1879
El terror de 1824
1877
La novela en el tranvía
1871
Electra
1901
España sin rey
1907
Memorias de un Cortesano de 1815
1875
Fortunata y Jacinta. Dos historias de casadas I
1887
The Golden Fountain
1870
Los Cien mil Hijos de San Luis
1877
La Primera República
1911
O'Donnell
1904
La desheredada
1881
Miau
1888
Episodios Nacionales
Primera Serie
1875
Fortunata y Jacinta. Dos historias de casadas II
1887
Mendizábal
1898
Bailén
1948
Aita Tettauen
1904
Las Tormentas del 48
1902
La Vuelta al Mundo en la "Numancia"
1906
Trafalgar
1982
La Campaña del Maestrazgo
1899
The Court Of Charles IV
A Romance Of The Escorial
1873
Tristana
1892
Zaragoza
1874
Fortunata and Jacinta
1887
Lo prohibido
1885
Tormento
1884
Narváez
1902
Cadiz
1874
Halma
1895
Los duendes de la camarilla
1903
Carlos VI en la Rápita
1904
Torquemada en la Hoguera
1889
La sombra
1964
Los Ayacuchos
1900
Prim
1906
Trafalgar
1873
El Grande Oriente
1876
Un Faccioso Más… y Algunos Frailes Menos
1879
Nazarín
1895
Zumalacárregui
1898
Gerona
1874
Torquemada en el Purgatorio
1894
El crimen de la calle de Fuencarral
1900
Gloria
1879
From Carthage to Sagunto
1911
Marianela
1878
El doctor Centeno
1885
Misericordia
1897
La Estafeta Romántica
1899
Amadeo I
1910
El 19 de marzo y el 2 de mayo
1873
La revolución de julio
1903
