Project Gutenberg 2013-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 70 Alcock, Deborah 1835 1913 Alcock, D. The Spanish Brothers: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century Produced by Sarah Gutierrez, Sue Fleming and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Spanish Brothers: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century" by Deborah Alcock is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around two brothers, Don Juan and Don Carlos Alvarez de Santillanos y Menaya, who navigate their childhood in a dilapidated castle in the Sierra Morena during a time steeped in themes of nobility, adventure, and conflict. As they grapple with their family's past and the stark realities of their future, their bond and aspirations shape the narrative against a backdrop of historical elements. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the brothers as they spend a rainy day in their castle, showcasing their contrasting personalities—Juan is fiery and bold, while Carlos is more sensitive and introverted. Their interactions hint at deeper themes of brotherly loyalty and individual ambition, especially as they idolize their absent father, whom they believe to be a heroic figure connected to the mythical El Dorado. The opening sets up the tension between their dreams of glory and the uncertain fate that awaits them, especially as they navigate their uncle's expectations and the societal pressures of their time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44262/44262-h/images/coverpage.jpg en Historical fiction Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Inquisition -- Spain -- Juvenile fiction Spain -- History -- Juvenile fiction Reformation -- Spain -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 828198 828207 2024-09-18T13:54:42.459944 2023-09-19T09:35:22.122679 text/html text/html 839865 2013-11-23T06:05:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 599331 2013-11-23T06:05:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 682554 2024-09-18T13:54:54.687907 application/epub+zip 700201 2024-09-18T13:54:44.281951 application/epub+zip 479193 2024-09-18T13:54:43.391921 application/epub+zip 945469 2024-09-18T13:55:02.534838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789234 2024-09-18T13:54:53.631879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567626 2022-09-20T07:52:59.693052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740787 740562 2024-09-18T13:54:40.511926 2023-09-19T09:35:20.333666 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 740011 2013-11-23T06:05:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 289101 2013-11-23T06:05:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 740005 2013-11-23T06:05:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288976 2013-11-23T06:05:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21533 2024-09-18T13:55:02.701823 application/rdf+xml 17506 2024-09-18T13:54:43.520902 image/jpeg 2576 2024-09-18T13:54:43.454918 image/jpeg 600454 2024-09-18T13:54:42.576944 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 en.wikipedia