Project Gutenberg 2014-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 376 Quevedo, Francisco de 1580 1645 Villegas, Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas, Francisco Gomez de Quevedo y Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas, Francisco De Quevedo y Villegas, Francisco Gómez Pennell, Joseph 1857 1926 Pennell, J. (Joseph) Watts, Henry Edward 1826 1904 Vierge, Daniel 1851 1904 Urrabieta, Daniel Vierge Urrabieta Ortiz y Vierge, Daniel 09001819 Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Busc%C3%B3n Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper" by Francisco de Quevedo is a picaresque novel written in the early 17th century. The story centers around the character of Don Pablo, portraying his life as a cunning sharpshooter navigating the treacherous world of thieves, charlatans, and societal outcasts in Spain. This narrative explores themes of deception, morality, and the human condition through the lens of Quevedo's biting wit and satirical humor. The opening of the novel introduces us to Don Pablo, who recounts his origins and family background in Segovia, emphasizing their questionable activities. The protagonist’s father, a barber, is depicted as a figure of high aspirations yet involved in petty theft, while his mother is portrayed with a scandalous reputation as a seducer. As the narrative unfolds, Don Pablo reflects on the nature of their lives, the societal disdain they face, and the justifications they provide for their actions, setting the tone for the adventures and misdeeds that will follow throughout the story. This opening sets a foundation highlighting the gritty realities of life among the picaresque elements, blending humor and social critique characteristic of Quevedo's literary style. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46125/46125-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction Spain -- Fiction Picaresque literature, Spanish PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 462978 2025-06-18T16:01:03.269535 text/html 431296 2024-10-24T08:25:18 text/html 30371255 2025-06-18T16:01:23.553478 application/epub+zip 30323032 2025-06-18T16:01:07.418594 application/epub+zip 238357 2025-06-18T16:01:04.801564 application/epub+zip 30373769 2025-06-18T16:01:35.052496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 30296556 2025-06-18T16:01:17.493494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334908 2022-09-21T04:18:05.651986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386716 2025-06-18T16:01:01.332583 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386553 2024-11-28T06:25:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19986 2025-06-18T16:01:35.383358 application/rdf+xml 23249 2025-06-18T16:01:04.942580 image/jpeg 3340 2025-06-18T16:01:04.878548 image/jpeg 29110345 2025-06-18T16:01:04.198596 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia es.wikipedia