Project Gutenberg 2017-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 167 Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente 1867 1928 Ibáñez, Vicente Blasco Blasco Ibanez, Vicente Gillespie, W. A., Mrs. Gillespie, Mrs. W. A. 22001840 Sangre y arena. English Blood and Sand E-text prepared by David Garcia, Larry B. Harrison, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Blood and Sand" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book tells the story of Juan Gallardo, a matador in the bullfighting culture of Spain, and explores themes of ambition, fame, and the brutal nature of bullfighting. As Gallardo navigates his rise to stardom, he confronts both adulation and the darker implications of his profession. At the start of the novel, we meet Juan Gallardo as he prepares for a bullfight day. He experiences a mix of confidence and trepidation, recalling his history as a celebrated torero and the risks inherent in the profession. As he interacts with friends, old admirers, and family, we see his dual life as an idol revered by the public and a man burdened by the expectations and superstitions surrounding his role. The chapter develops the tension between his public persona and the fears he harbors as he awaits the imminent danger of the arena, foreshadowing the tragic events that await him as he steps into the limelight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bullfighters -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 722440 2025-06-21T13:59:57.914099 text/html 713997 2024-10-23T01:47:08 text/html 341121 2025-06-21T14:00:07.372024 application/epub+zip 350013 2025-06-21T13:59:59.288006 application/epub+zip 350015 2025-06-21T13:59:58.582044 application/epub+zip 549184 2025-06-21T14:00:13.727432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490657 2025-06-21T14:00:06.526951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491244 2022-09-24T17:29:45.874813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655763 2023-09-23T10:29:52.998711 text/plain 635843 2024-10-23T01:47:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16013 2025-06-21T14:00:13.882416 application/rdf+xml 14530 2025-06-21T13:59:58.712990 image/jpeg 2237 2025-06-21T13:59:58.647985 image/jpeg 312744 2025-06-21T13:59:57.975021 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 en.wikipedia