Siete meses de reinado

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

La mañana del 14 de junio de 1616, el toledano Francisco de Ribera, capitán de mar y guerra de la armada corsaria del duque de Osuna, se encontró en aguas del cabo Celidonia, en la costa de Anatolia, con cincuenta y cinco galeras de la flota turca, a las que solo podía oponer su escuadrón de seis veleros. En un asombroso alarde de ingenio, destreza y valor, las «naves mancas» españolas derrotaron a las otomanas y acabaron con una tradición naval de más de tres mil años. Los buques a vela, perfectamente desarrollados durante la segunda mitad del siglo xv, con una estrategia militar...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...