| Author |
Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de, 1833-1891 |
| Translator |
Darr, Lizzie Townsend |
| Uniform Title |
El amigo de la muerte. English
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| Title |
The Strange Friend of Tito Gil
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
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| Summary |
"The Strange Friend of Tito Gil" by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book tells the story of Tito Gil, a poor shoemaker’s son who, after a series of misfortunes and transformations, becomes entangled with the enigmatic figure of Death, who claims to be his friend and offers him extraordinary powers. The novel explores themes of love, hardship, and the twists of fate that lead Tito on a quest to reconnect with his childhood love, Elena. At the start of the story, we meet Tito Gil, who has transitioned from being a page in a noble household to a destitute shoemaker after the death of his benefactor, Count Rionuevo. Struggling with heartbreak and poverty, Tito’s life takes a dark turn when he encounters a mysterious figure who reveals himself to be Death, stating that he is bound to Tito by the remorse for the misfortunes he has caused. As Tito grapples with despair, he is offered the chance to become a physician and win back Elena, but must navigate the complexities of fate, love, and the deeper implications of his newfound abilities, leading to a series of encounters that will ultimately challenge his understanding of life and death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
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| Subject |
Spanish fiction -- Translations into English
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
64456 |
| Release Date |
Feb 4, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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