Project Gutenberg 2011-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 153 Various Verschillende Various, Various Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 9 Rosaura: a tale of Madrid -- Adventure in the North-West Territory -- Harry Bolton's curacy -- The Florida pirate -- The Pandour and his princess: a Hungarian sketch -- The beauty draught. Produced by D Alexander, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Tales from 'Blackwood'," Volume 9, is a collection of short stories that showcases various narratives, likely compiled during the mid-19th century. This volume features tales such as "Rosaura: A Tale of Madrid" and "Adventure in the North-West Territory." The collection weaves together themes of romance, intrigue, and adventure, exploring human emotions and societal circumstances within different settings. The opening of "Rosaura: A Tale of Madrid" introduces the main character, Federico, a handsome young student known as El Rubio, living in Madrid. Despite his appeal, he is emotionally detached and rejects the romantic advances of the women around him, choosing instead to focus on his studies and aspirations of becoming a lawyer. His solitary existence shifts when he encounters Don Geronimo Regato, an eccentric old man with a tumultuous past, who becomes a mentor to Federico. As their friendship develops, Federico becomes enamored with a mysterious lady in a rose-colored robe, setting off a series of events that intertwine their fates against a backdrop of political strife and personal peril. The tale hints at themes of love, honor, and the consequences of one's choices as it unfolds in the vibrant city of Madrid. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction Short stories PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure 467655 2025-07-14T14:07:13.084188 text/html 484576 2021-01-07T17:37:18 text/html 269499 2025-07-14T14:07:21.448133 application/epub+zip 272298 2025-07-14T14:07:16.304153 application/epub+zip 252227 2025-07-14T14:07:15.041196 application/epub+zip 495298 2025-07-14T14:07:25.426078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461938 2025-07-14T14:07:20.565133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421720 2022-09-16T12:07:34.804821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429948 2025-07-14T14:07:12.482135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 429718 2021-01-07T17:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 429711 2021-01-07T17:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20828 2025-07-14T14:07:25.568083 application/rdf+xml 16301 2025-07-14T14:07:15.559131 image/jpeg 4019 2025-07-14T14:07:15.301139 image/jpeg 167589 2021-01-07T17:37:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 178327 2021-01-07T17:37:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 167518 2021-01-07T17:37:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 253743 2025-07-14T14:07:13.120153 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