The  rst  fteen chapters of this novel form a sketch of manners, wherein the city and its various locations are described.
The narrator of this work compares a kiss to "the cold and sticky belly of a toad." In this novel, the protagonist is said to devour the Confessions of Saint Augustine and the mystical writings of San Juan de la Cruz. The  rst  fteen chapters of this novel form a sketch of manners, wherein the city and its various locations are described. Fermín de Pas is compared to the female protagonist of this novel through parallel biographies by the narrator, who describes Álvaro de Mesía as a male Marguerite Gautier. This work is set on the  ctional town of Vetusta, which can be identi ed with the Asturian city of Oviedo. For 10 points, name this realist novel about Ana Ozores, written by Leopoldo Alas 'Clarín'.
The narrator of this work compares a kiss to "the cold and sticky belly of a toad."
La Regenta