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] The best -known adaptation is probably the ballet The Three-Cornered Hat with music by Manuel de Falla.