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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Medio Pollito Medio Pollito Eric A. Kimmel In this version of the Spanish folktale, Medio Pollito, the half-chick, ventures from his safe barnyard home all the way to Madrid, aided by the friends that he helped along the way. OL15044866W
The Monk The Monk Matthew Gregory Lewis `The Monk was so highly popular that it seemed to create an epoch in our literature', wrote Sir Walter Scott. Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, The Monk is a violent tale of a… OL15220454W
The Spanish bow The Spanish bow Andromeda Romano-Lax In a dusty, turn-of-the-century Catalan village, the bequest of a cello bow sets young Feliu Delargo on an unlikely path. When a local land owner's wrath threatens his family, the Spanish bow leads F… OL15423346W
Chased by the jewel thieves Chased by the jewel thieves Peter Reese Doyle While sightseeing in Madrid, siblings Penny and Mark and their friend David tangle with thieves over a fortune in stolen jewels and trust God to keep them safe from danger. OL1745568W
Hombre sentimental Hombre sentimental Javier Marías "A story of love and memory. On a train journey from Paris to Madrid a young opera singer becomes fascinated by those in his compartment: a middle-aged businessman, his alluring wife and their male t… OL19950537W
I Am Not a Monster I Am Not a Monster Carme Chaparro 297 pages ; 21 cm OL20180315W
In Kedar's tents In Kedar's tents Hugh Stowell Scott If it be a duty to respect other men's claims, so also is it a duty to maintain our own.' OL240598W
Doña Luz Doña Luz Juan Valera "The marquis of Villafria, having squandered his fortune on a dissolute life in Madrid, has had to retire to rural Andalusia, to the town of Villafria, with his young daughter Dona Luz. There he come… OL2453766W
Señora honeycomb Señora honeycomb Fanny Buitrago "Buitrago enjoys an international reputation, but this is the first of her works to be translated into English. Translation is a highly inventive one in which Peden has created a playful, lush langua… OL2972405W
Winter in Madrid Winter in Madrid C. J. Sansom A compelling thriller and love story set in post–Civil War Spain Fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind and Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong will fall in love with Winter in Madrid, the arrest… OL5734167W
El maestro de esgrima El maestro de esgrima Arturo Pérez-Reverte A murder mystery in 1886 Madrid featuring an old fencing master who still teaches in the age of the pistol. He is famous for his unstoppable thrust and one day a beautiful woman arrives asking he tea… OL992473W
Un día de cólera Un día de cólera Arturo Pérez-Reverte Este relato no es ficción ni libro de Historia. Tampoco tiene un protagonista concreto, pues fueron inumerables los hombres y mujeres envueltos en los sucesos del 2 de mayo de 1808 en Madrid. Héroes … OL992487W