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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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Esta obra (libro de tapa dura) forma parte de la l nea TREDITION CLASSICS en la cual la editorial tredition de Hamburgo est publicando obras de los ltimos dos milenios que ya est n descatalogadas y s lo pueden encontrarse en anticuarios. Esta l nea quiere preservar la literatura... Read Full Overview

Conjunto de relatos del peruano Ricardo Palma, basados en la historia del Per y narrados con un lenguaje popular y period stico, repleto de refranes, proverbios, canciones, coplas, etc., combinados con cr ticas de las instituciones y costumbres pol ticas y religiosas de la ... Read Full Overview

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