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Froth

Clementina is losing her youth in the fashionable world of late-nineteenth century Madrid and takes a younger lover. Meanwhile her father, the Duke de Requena, a rapacious businessman and one of the richest men in the city, is determined to outdo his rivals. When Clementina and her father clash over her mother's will, who will come out the winner? A biting satire with an ensemble cast of wealthy aristocratic and would-be aristocratic characters, Froth (La Espuma) was one of two novels by Armando Palacio Valdés translated for Edmund Gosse's Heinemann International Library series, which introduced English readers to European authors who would otherwise have remained unknown. This edition comes with an Introduction to the author by Gosse and a concluding Editor's Note on the series. (Summary by Philip Benson)

Year of Publication: 1891Genres: Literary Fiction

Running Time: 13 hours 41 minutes 51 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Introduction by Edmund Gosse Phil Benson	15:16
2	Dramatis Personae Phil Benson	56:10
3	More of the Actors Phil Benson	57:03
4	Salabert's Daughter I Phil Benson	26:02
5	Salabert's Daughter II Phil Benson	37:31
6	Salabert's Daughter III Phil Benson	20:44
7	How the Duke de Requena Rewarded Virtue Phil Benson	47:25
8	Precipitancy Phil Benson	46:13
9	The Savage Club of Madrid Phil Benson	1:10:06
10	Dinner and Cards at the Osorios' Phil Benson	59:13
11	After Dinner Phil Benson	23:58
12	Raimundo's Love Affairs Phil Benson	46:06
13	Matters of Business Phil Benson	30:45
14	The Duke's Ball Phil Benson	52:10
15	An Unwelcome Guest Phil Benson	30:51
16	A Pious Matinée Phil Benson	36:27
17	An Excursion to Riosa Phil Benson	35:40
18	Life Underground Phil Benson	47:28
19	A Departing Soul Phil Benson	36:36
20	A Darkened Mind Phil Benson	21:20
21	A Passion Burnt Out Phil Benson	19:02
22	Editor's Note by Edmund Gosse Phil Benson	5:45