Trafalgar: A Tale

Trafalgar: A TaleI trust that, before relating the important events of which I have been an eye-witness,...
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Author: Pérez Galdós, Benito,1843-1920
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Language: English
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Trafalgar: A Tale

Trafalgar: A Tale

€6,21

Trafalgar: A Tale

€6,21
Author: Pérez Galdós, Benito,1843-1920
Format: eBook
Language: English

Trafalgar: A Tale

I trust that, before relating the important events of which I have been an eye-witness, I may be allowed to say a few words about my early life and to explain the singular accidents and circumstances which resulted in my being present at our great naval catastrophe. In speaking of my birth I cannot follow the example of most writers who narrate the facts of their own lives, and who begin by naming their ancestryusually of noble rank, hidalgos at the very least, if not actually descended from some royal or imperial progenitor. I cannot grace my opening page with high-sounding names, for, excepting my mother whom I remember for some few years, I know nothing of any of my forefathers, unless it be Adam from whom my descent would seem to be indisputable. In short, my [Pg 2] history began in much the same way as that of Pablos, the brigand of Segovia; happily it pleased God that it should resemble it in no other particular. I was born at Cadiz in the notorious quarter de la Via, which was not then, any more than at the present day, a good school of either morals or manners. My memory does not throw any light on the events of my infancy till I was six years old, and I remember that, only because I associate the idea of being six with an event I heard much talked about, the battle of Cape St. Vincent, which took place in 1797. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 47980
Author: Pérez Galdós, Benito
Release Date: Jan 16, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English

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