Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza (1833 - 1891)

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza was a nineteenth century Spanish novelist, author of the novel El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat, 1874). Alarcón wrote another popular short novel, El capitán Veneno ('Captain Poison', 1881). He produced four other full-length novels. Alarcón also wrote three travel books and many short stories and essays.