Benito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920) stands as a towering figure in the pantheon of Spanish literature. Born in the Canary Islands, he moved to Madrid at the age of nineteen to embark upon a career in literature and journalism. Pérez Galdós became a prolific novelist and is best known for his two major series: 'Episodios Nacionales', which vividly re-created Spanish history from the Napoleonic Wars to ...