"
His Only Son is the most intense, the most refined, the most intellectual, and the most sensual novel that nineteenth-century Spanish literature has produced." –Azorín
"When I read
His Only Son and Doña Berta, I was bowled over by the audacity of the plots, by the diverse cast of characters, and by Alas's ability to be entirely engaged
by his characters." –Margaret Jull costa, from the introduction
"A delight to read." –
A Common Reader blog
"A Flaubert-type novel [that] displays the author's power of psychological analysis." –Harvey L. Johnson,
The South Central Bulletin