Author

Contributions

  • Lane, Helen R. - Contributor
  • Conway, Christopher. - Contributor

Publication

2004 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

65,750 words, Guess

Page Count

263 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing1124389
  • Goodreads2289643

Classifications

  • DDC398.2/0985
  • LCCF3409 .P172513 2004

Description

"Peruvian author Ricardo Palma (1838-1919) was one of the most popular and imitated writers in Latin America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As head of the National Library in Lima, Palma had access to a rich source of historical books and manuscripts. His historical miscellanies, which he called "traditions," are witty anecdotes about conquerors, viceroys, clergymen, and other notorious characters of Peru's colonial and republican past."--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Library of Latin America

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