El capitán Veneno
By Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Cover: View of the South Façade of the Museo del Prado from inside the Botanical Gardens (1835) by José María Avrial y Flores (died 1891) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Captain Veneno, a fierce old soldier with a savage temper, falls in love with the young woman whose family he lodges with. Alarcón's short novel is a rueful comedy of manners about love and a bad temper.
Summary written with Claude Sonnet 5.5.