A rich and unforgettable tragic-comic novel of sexual intrigue and political scheming in nineteenth-century Spain, The House of Ulloa fully deserves to be recognised as one of the great novels of the age. The House of Ulloa follows pure and pious Father Julián Alvarez, who is sent to a remote country estate to put the affairs of the marquis, an irresponsible libertine, in order. When he discovers moral decadence, cruelty and corruption at his new home, Julián's well-meaning but ineffectual attempts to prevent the fall of the House of Ulloa end in tragedy. Combining gothic elements with humour and social satire, The House of Ulloa is the finest achievement of Emilia Pardo Bazán, a prolific writer, feminist, traveller and intellectual, and one of the most dynamic figures of her time.

La madre naturaleza es una novela de Emilia Pardo Bazan publicada en 1887. Fue considerada en el momento de su aparicion como uno de los ejemplos mas ortodoxos del naturalismo en Espana. Tiene una continuidad tematica y cronologica con otra novela de la misma escritora, ya que es la conclusion de la historia de los personajes de Los pazos de Ulloa, continuidad que la autora propone en el subtitulo de la obra.