| Author: | Stendhal | ISBN: | 9781465892317 |
| Publisher: | Fario | Publication: | February 17, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stendhal |
| ISBN: | 9781465892317 |
| Publisher: | Fario |
| Publication: | February 17, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
The leathery and excessively slender chief of police don Blas Bustos y Mosquera has a handsome young nobleman, don Fernando, imprisoned for the crime of appearing before him with a fresh complexion and a cool demeanor. Don Fernando's fiancée comes to plead his case, but her beauty, which the sinister chief of police wants for himself, prompts don Blas to secure--or to attempt to secure--don Fernando's permanent removal from his native Granada.
Genre: short story
Length: 8,300 words
Date of English translation: 2012
The leathery and excessively slender chief of police don Blas Bustos y Mosquera has a handsome young nobleman, don Fernando, imprisoned for the crime of appearing before him with a fresh complexion and a cool demeanor. Don Fernando's fiancée comes to plead his case, but her beauty, which the sinister chief of police wants for himself, prompts don Blas to secure--or to attempt to secure--don Fernando's permanent removal from his native Granada.
Genre: short story
Length: 8,300 words
Date of English translation: 2012
