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 Project Gutenberg 2025-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 156 Escosura, Patricio de la 1807 1878 De la Escosura, Patricio Morogh, Patricio de la Escosura y La Escosura, Patricio de Ni rey ni roque (3-4 de 4) : $b episodio histórico del reinado de Felipe II, año de 1595 $aMadrid :$bImprenta de Repullés, $c1835. Ramón Pajares Box. (This book was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) "Ni rey ni roque (3-4 de 4): episodio histórico del reinado de Felipe II, año…" by Don Patricio de la Escosura is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The story is set during the reign of King Philip II of Spain and appears to revolve around noble families and their intricate personal and political entanglements. Central characters include Vargas, his complicated relationships, the cunning and resourceful Violante, and the mysterious noblewoman Inés, whose life story emerges as a key element. Readers can expect themes of intrigue, love, honor, deception, and the burdens of social expectations in historical Spain. The opening of the novel introduces a backdrop of romantic complications and intrigue. Vargas is absorbed by his love affair with a pastry chef, oblivious to important family events. Meanwhile, Violante, having lost her wealthy lover (the marquis) due to her misconduct, devises an elaborate scheme to secure her future, including feigning piety, securing a pension, and manipulating those around her with assistance from a sympathetic friar, Retamar. Focus soon shifts to Vargas’s brother, Don Juan, who receives a cryptic message leading him to a secretive encounter with Inés, the once-humble pastry chef now revealed as a noblewoman. Inés shares with Don Juan a written account of her family's tragic history, including exile, persecution, hidden marriages, and unfulfilled love, providing a layered introduction to the characters’ emotional and social struggles within the historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/nireyniroqueepis03esco 20250115015657escosura 1835 ES Reading ease score: 45.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels 319263 2025-06-30T05:53:35.628827 text/html 294142 2025-04-27T12:15:47 text/html 436656 2025-06-30T05:53:41.560819 application/epub+zip 457362 2025-06-30T05:53:37.009832 application/epub+zip 233904 2025-06-30T05:53:36.338798 application/epub+zip 573464 2025-06-30T05:53:44.989776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545649 2025-06-30T05:53:40.851782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276008 2025-06-30T05:53:35.062807 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256080 2025-04-27T12:15:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16251 2025-06-30T05:53:45.126753 application/rdf+xml 12217 2025-06-30T05:53:36.518791 image/jpeg 2844 2025-06-30T05:53:36.426794 image/jpeg 426457 2025-06-30T05:53:35.677813 application/octet-stream application/zip es.wikipedia