Thoughts and notes about the books I am reading. My entries are not book reviews but just my personal thoughts and opinions about what I'm reading at the moment. The entries obviously contain SPOILERS.
Sunday, 27 October 2024
Saturday, 26 October 2024
Devil's Way - Facts
The novel starts in Dartmoor Nature Park, and the Julings have camped near Devil's Tor. Devil’s Tor is a small grouping of low granite rocks which sits atop a vast reasonably flat area of Dartmoor.
Sunday, 20 October 2024
Sunday, 13 October 2024
Saturday, 12 October 2024
La corte de Carlos IV - Facts
The book starts with a prologue which mentions Goya's painting 'The family of Carlos IV'. This portrait was painted in Aranjuez and Madrid in the spring and summer of 1800, shortly after Goya was named First Chamber Painter. The scene is presided over by Queen María Luisa de Parma and King Carlos IV, at the center. Beside them are their children, the infante Francisco de Paula and the infanta María Isabel. On the left are the Prince of Asturias and future Fernando VII; the infante Carlos María de Isidro, who was second in succession to the throne; the infanta María Josefa, who was the King´s sister; and an unidentified young woman. On the right are the infante Antonio Pascual, the King´s brother; a rendering in profile of Carlota Joaquina, Queen of Portugal and eldest daughter of the Monarchs and the Prince and Princess of Parma: infanta María Luisa, holding her son Carlos Luis; and her husband, Luis de Bourbon, the future King of Etruria.
Saturday, 5 October 2024
New Book - La corte de Carlos IV - Episodios Nacionales 2 - by Benito Pérez Galdós (Pages 1 - 44)
First Published: 1873
Gabriel is now in Madrid and has found employment with an actress, Pepita González.
Fear the Darkness - Facts
Brigid and her husband Carlo live in Tucson, Arizona. It is the second-largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix, with a population of 542,629.
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