Project Gutenberg 2012-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 170 Brandeis, Madeline 1897 1937 The Little Spanish Dancer Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Matthias Grammel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Little Spanish Dancer" by Madeline Brandeis is a children's novel written in the 1930s. The story centers around a young girl named Pilar, who lives in Seville, Spain, and is passionate about dancing. The narrative explores themes of family, sacrifice, and the rich cultural backdrop of Spanish traditions, particularly showcasing the magical heritage associated with the castanets passed down through her family. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Pilar as she dances joyfully in the Murillo Garden while unaware of her grandfather's serious illness at home. As she learns about the dire financial circumstances surrounding her grandfather's health, the story sets the stage for her internal conflict: the need to sell treasured family heirlooms, including the legendary magic castanets which are steeped in folklore. With her grandfather's health declining, Pilar grapples with the decision to sell her mother's treasured memories to afford medicine and food, showcasing her determination and love amidst challenging circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40592/40592-h/images/cover.jpg en Children -- Juvenile fiction Spain -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Fiction 183154 181234 2024-09-17T07:06:15.065177 2023-09-17T15:14:17.319502 text/html text/html 180876 2012-08-28T14:45:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 9238926 2012-08-28T14:45:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 9308877 2024-09-17T07:06:21.487637 application/epub+zip 9309502 2024-09-17T07:06:16.854232 application/epub+zip 115051 2024-09-17T07:06:15.737174 application/epub+zip 9379957 2024-09-17T07:06:24.816636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9348193 2024-09-17T07:06:20.552656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161259 2022-09-18T15:03:17.079396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126268 126161 2024-09-17T07:06:14.119172 2023-09-17T15:14:16.517496 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 125936 2012-08-28T14:45:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47542 2012-08-28T14:45:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125971 2012-08-28T14:45:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47485 2012-08-28T14:45:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20565 2024-09-17T07:06:24.965678 application/rdf+xml 19832 2024-09-17T07:06:15.842165 image/jpeg 3269 2024-09-17T07:06:15.789178 image/jpeg 9256109 2024-09-17T07:06:15.262235 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog