Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga es una de las figuras más importantes de la literatura romántica en español. En esta obra, la autora se adentra en el mundo de las mujeres atrapadas por la convención social que las excluye y las margina. El personaje principal, Dolores, es una mujer que lucha contra el estigma de ser mujer, negra y pobre y que se ve obligada a recurrir a la prostitución para sobrevivir. Una obra clave para entender el papel de la mujer en la sociedad del siglo XIX.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.