The Three-Cornered Hat (Spanish: El sombrero de tres picos) is a novel written by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón in 1874.[1] The story of a magistrate infatuated with a miller's faithful wife is set in the province of Granada.
The piece should be classified as a short story[clarification needed] and it contains popular tradition with a linear plot line.[2] The novel has a theatrical format and it has been compared with the Miguel de Cervantes novel Don Quijote.[3]
An opera composed by Hugo Wolf called Der Corregidor.,[7] A Musical Comedy version by Bob Beare and Young Smith was produced by Main Street Theatre in Houston in 2002.