The Adventurer in Spain (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: S. R. Crockett
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265167854
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Languages : en
Pages : 368

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Excerpt from The Adventurer in Spain Ah, he cried, altering his intention, lie down, you brute come in and see my mill. It is much admired! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Samuel Rutherford Crockett
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Category : Spain
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334911798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 640

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Excerpt from Adventures of Don Quixote De La Mancha Say on, replied I, and tell me how you propose to fill up the vacuum which my fear has created, or how brighten up the gloom that surrounds me. Nothing so easy, said be; your first difficulty, respecting the want of sonnets, epigrams, or panegyrics bv high and titled authors, may at once he removed simply by taking the trouble to compose them yourself, and then baptizing them by whatever name you please fathering them upon Prester John of the Indies, or the Emperor Trapisonda, who, to my certain knowledge, were famous poets but suppose they were not so, and that sundry pedants and praters, doubting that fact, should slander you - heed them not for should they even convict vou of falsehood, they cannot deprive you of the hand that wrote it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Harry A. Franck
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528280372
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Excerpt from Four Months Afoot in Spain Home, may seem almost to call for apology. If so, it is hereby duly tendered. What befell me on this vacation jaunt is no story of harrowing adventure, nor yet a record of the acquisition of new facts. But as I covered a thousand miles of the Iberian peninsula on foot, twice that distance by third-class rail, and am given to mingling with the masses, it may be that there have filtered into the following pages some facts and impressions that will be new to the reader. Yet it is less to record these that I have written, than to answer a question that has often been put to me since my return How can a man make such a journey on $172? Author. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: S. Griswold Morley
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484549998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Excerpt from The Autobiography of a Spanish Adventurer Standing in the midst of a tide of collectivism such as the world has never before seen, most of us still feel a warm thrill of pleasure when we read of some foot-loose, red blooded human animal whose energy was equalled only by his social freedom. The blond beast in our town is a wretched neighbor, but let him be transplanted to a distant century and clime, and we experience a clandestine admira tion for his spirit and his works that bears no relation to our twentieth century standard of private behavior. Today only nations as a whole dare to be thoroughly mean, and they are slowly nearing the point of circumspection. So it is when we wish to stir the Adam in our blood by the contemplation of some splendid explosion of human force, we turn to Cortes, Cellini, or even Casanova. The unsought alliteration seems to suggest that the letter C may be the natural initial of an adventurous Spirit crossed with an itch for publicity. I cite as witness Alonso de Contreras, whose autobio graphy has been unearthed and published, after reposing nearly four centuries under the dust of a Madrid library. Contreras was a professional fighter on land and sea, who rose from nothing to be a Commander of. The Knights of. Malta, no slight achievement in itself. Not one of the shrewd climbers, he never thought large and never reachedhigh diplomatic posts. He looked but a short distance in advance; he was an insubordinate swashbuckler, a dread nought captain, afraid neither of man nor devil, yet with a code of honor of his own, and a dash of piety that would cause wonder were it not so common in that age. He arrived too late to form one of the band of conquistadores, but their spirit ran in his blood entire. Of such men were the armies of Spain in her great days, and such a type explains many victories. His life-story, told with the utmost frankness, is to a degree a mirror of the time. More completely, it is a mirror of a soldier's life in the continual wars of the Renaissance; and that a soldier in those days missed little of experience, be you the judge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267655861
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Excerpt from Robert Ramble's Stories: Selected From the History of Spain The following narratives are chiefly drawn from Mrs. J amieson's Stories from Spanish His tory, and the historical works of Dr. Robertson. They contain much that is calculated to interest and instruct the youthful mind. A careful dis crimination is made throughout between the nar ratives which rest on authentic historical docu ments, and those which are drawn from popular tradition. The intimate connexion between the history of Spain and that of the New World, in the period of discovery, adventure, and conquest, will, it is presumed, render this little volume an acceptable present for American children. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Francisco De Quevedo
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265675175
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Languages : en
Pages : 302

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Excerpt from The Works of Don Francisco De Quevedo, Vol. 2 of 3: Translated From the Spanish; Containing, Curious History of the Night Adventurer; The Life of Paul the Spanish Sharper, Book I Our hero was the youngefi of three brothers the eldeft fo wholly addicted to fencing, that, by his continual handling of cold iron, he loft an eye; which might have been no fmall ad vantage towards making him a good markfman. The fecond brother placed all his hopes on the air, for, being an excellent tennis plaver, be reckoned to make his fortune that way; but, among all the other faults in that game, he committed one never to be retrieved; for ha ving overheated himfelf, he fell into a pleurify, of which he died, leaving the poor balls and rackets deftitute of a real friend, who loved them above his life. This youngeft brother we are to treat of, in his tender years, was called plain Don Diego; but, when grown up, forne added the furname of fly-light, and others cal led him Don Diego love-night becaufe he fled from light and only delighted in darknefs. At ten years of age he was put to the Latin fchool; where, though he advanced but little, yet he had the good luck not.to grow pedantic. This fmall capacity was highly favoured by For tune, who took care of him from his cradle. Scarce was he fixteen years of age before he was preferred to fome church-livings, which obliged him to refide at Toledo; a pleafing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Samuel Rutherford Crockett
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781357585105
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Languages : en
Pages : 502

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Author: Francisco De Quevedo
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266724032
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Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Excerpt from The Works of Don Francisco De Quevedo, Vol. 2 of 3: Containing, Curious History of the Night Adventurer; The Life of Paul the Spanish Sharper, Book I Our hero was the youngefi of three brothers the eldeft fo wholly addié'ted to fencing, that, by his continual handling of cold iron, he loft an eye; which might have been no fmall ad vantage towards making him a good markfinan. The fecond brother placed all his hopes on the air, for, being an excellent tennis player, he reckoned to make his fortune that way; but, among all the other faults in that game, he committed one never to be retrieved; for ha ving overheated himfelf, he fell into a plentify, of which he died, leaving the poor balls and rackets deflitute of a real friend, who loved them above his life. This youngell brother we are to treat of, in his tender years, was called plain Don Diego but. When grown up, fome added the furname of F ly-light, and others cal led him Don Diego love-night becaufe he fled from light and only delighted in darknefs. At ten years of age he was put to the Latin fchool, where, though be advanced but little, yet he had the good luck not to grow pedantic. This [mall capacity was highly favoured by For tune, who took care of him from his cradle. Scarce was he fixteen years of age before he was preferred to fome church-livings, which. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: William Taylor Adams
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780259837022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 430

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Excerpt from Vine and Olive, or Young America in Spain and Portugal: A Story of Travel and Adventure Vine and olive, the fifth volume Of the second series of young america abroad, contains the history Of the Acad emy Squadron during. The cruise along the shores Of Spain and Portugal, and the travels Of the students in the peninsula. As in the preceding volumes, the professor Of geography and history discourses on these subjects to the pupils, conveying to them a great deal Of useful information concerning the countries they visit. The surgeon Of the ship is a sort Of encyclopaedia Of travel; and, while he is on shore with a couple Of the juvenile Officers, he enlightens them by his talk on a great variety Of topics; and the description Of sights is given in these conversations, or in the waits between the speeches. In addition to the cities Of the peninsula on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, the young trav ellers cross the country from Barcelona to Lisbon, visiting on the way Sziragossa, Burgos, the Escurial, Madrid, Toledo, Aranjuez, Badajos, and Elvas. In another excursion byland, they start from Malaga, and take in Granada and the Alhambra, Cordova, Seville, and Cadiz. Besides the ports mentioned, the party vessels visit Valencia, Alicante, - from which they make an excursion to Elche to see its palms Carthagena, and Gibraltar. The author has visited every country included in the titles Of the eleven volumes Of the two series Of which the present volume is the last published. He has been abroad twice for the sole pur pose Of Obtaining the materials for these books; his Object being to produce books that would instruct as well as amuse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.