Project Gutenberg 2009-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 427 Larreta, Enrique 1875 1961 Rodríguez Larreta, Enrique Larreta, Enrique Rodríguez Rodríguez de Larreta, Enrique Rodriguez de Larreta, Enrique La gloria de don Ramiro una vida en tiempos de Felipe segundo Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "La gloria de don Ramiro" by Enrique Larreta is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set in the context of 16th-century Spain, the narrative follows the life of a boy named Ramiro as he navigates through a world steeped in traditions, familial expectations, and societal roles, particularly exploring the complexity of love and duty against a backdrop of historical and religious significance. The opening of the novel introduces Ramiro, a contemplative child who often spends his evenings in a tower, listening to stories told by women, which intertwine the mundane with the mystical. His childhood is marked by the influence of his strict mother, doña Guiomar, and his interactions with the old escudero, Medrano, who shares tales of bygone military glories. The atmosphere is rich with the sounds and scents of rural Spain, and we see Ramiro's deepening sense of identity and purpose as he grows, overshadowed by the weight of historical legacy and personal aspirations, setting the stage for the developments to come in his journey towards manhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Spain -- History -- Philip II, 1556-1598 -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels 587280 2025-06-12T10:55:26.830237 text/html 579364 2021-01-05T12:47:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 237323 2021-01-05T12:47:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 310971 2025-06-12T10:55:36.130104 application/epub+zip 319845 2025-06-12T10:55:29.190141 application/epub+zip 311978 2025-06-12T10:55:27.779092 application/epub+zip 553670 2025-06-12T10:55:41.389049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536999 2025-06-12T10:55:35.204050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506751 2022-09-14T03:36:48.025135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568092 2025-06-12T10:55:25.519130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 557356 2021-01-05T12:47:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 225724 2021-01-05T12:47:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18996 2025-06-12T10:55:41.547022 application/rdf+xml 13601 2025-06-12T10:55:28.351088 image/jpeg 3820 2025-06-12T10:55:28.062077 image/jpeg 306918 2025-06-12T10:55:26.896103 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog es.wikipedia