Project Gutenberg 2011-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 136 Kyd, Thomas 1558 1594 Kid, Thomas The Spanish Tragedy Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spanish_Tragedy Produced by Richard Schwarz "The Spanish Tragedy" by Thomas Kyd is a tragedy written in the late 16th century. This influential work is often considered one of the earliest English revenge tragedies and is known for its complex themes of love, death, and vengeance. The story revolves around various characters impacted by the death of young Don Andrea, including his lover Bel-imperia and Hieronimo, his friend, who must navigate the treacherous political landscape of Spain and Portugal to seek justice for Andrea's murder. At the start of the play, the Ghost of Andrea introduces the audience to the events that led to his tragic demise. His soul, dissatisfied with the lack of revenge for his death in battle against the Portuguese prince Balthazar, seeks to influence the narrative unfolding on Earth. As the action shifts to the Spanish court, we are introduced to Hieronimo, the knight-marshall, whose son Horatio also becomes embroiled in the deadly scheme orchestrated by Lorenzo and Balthazar. The opening establishes a rich tapestry of personal loss and the drive for retribution that will propel the narrative forward, setting the stage for the impending tragedy that unfolds as characters confront their fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama Tragedies (Drama) PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 218357 2025-07-14T10:24:51.477068 text/html 218170 2025-01-14T11:21:36.502679 text/html 142849 2025-07-14T10:24:58.796050 application/epub+zip 144521 2025-07-14T10:24:54.354045 application/epub+zip 135715 2025-07-14T10:24:53.030076 application/epub+zip 291691 2025-07-14T10:25:01.554033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262493 2025-07-14T10:24:57.916047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234630 2022-09-16T08:14:26.805024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164794 2025-07-14T10:24:51.157080 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164673 2021-01-07T12:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18517 2025-07-14T10:25:01.688019 application/rdf+xml 13626 2025-07-14T10:24:53.510058 image/jpeg 3641 2025-07-14T10:24:53.269078 image/jpeg 59885 2021-01-07T12:42:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 139914 2025-07-14T10:24:51.492085 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 en.wikipedia