Julia de Asensi (4 May 1859 – 7 November 1921) was a Spanish

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and writer.

Selected works

Stories for adults

*''The winter evergreen and other narratives''. Barcelona: Vincent F. Perelló. *''Love and cassock''. Madrid: Alonso Gullón, 1878. *''Three girlfriends''. Madrid: Universal Library, 1880. *''Legends and traditions in prose and verse''. Madrid: Universal Library, 1883. *''Novellas''. Madrid: Universal Library, 1889. *''Man to Man''. Madrid: A. Alonso, 1892.

Short stories for children

*''Arabal Santiago. Story of a poor child''. Madrid: Sons of MG Hernández, 1894. *''Auras fall. Stories for children''. Barcelona: Antonio J. Bastinos, 1897. *''Spring breezes. Stories for children''. Barcelona: Antonio J. Bastinos, 1897. *''Cocos and fairies. Stories for children''. Barcelona: Bastinos, 1899. *''Rosa Library''. Barcelona: Bastinos, 1901. *''Victoria and other stories''. Boston: DC Heath and Company, 1905. *''Stations. Stories for children''. Barcelona: Antonio J. Bastinos, 1907. *''Levante mills and other narratives''. Barcelona: Perelló and Verges, 1915.

References

* Isabel Díez Ménguez, "Leyendas y tradiciones de Julia de Asensi y Laiglesia: una manifestación más del Romanticismo rezagado", en ''Anales de Literatura Hispanoamericana'', 1999, 28: 1353–1385. * Isabel Díez Ménguez, ''Julia de Asensi (1849–1921)'' Madrid: Ediciones del Orto, 2006.

External links

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