The Novice
In the story of the Novice, a young Spanish Duke is shown as a boy of religious and ascetic nature, overwhelmed by the cares and weighty duties of state. His uncle, a scheming and crafty pol... Read allIn the story of the Novice, a young Spanish Duke is shown as a boy of religious and ascetic nature, overwhelmed by the cares and weighty duties of state. His uncle, a scheming and crafty politician, who rules through him, using the sweet-natured boy as his tool, proves so overbea... Read allIn the story of the Novice, a young Spanish Duke is shown as a boy of religious and ascetic nature, overwhelmed by the cares and weighty duties of state. His uncle, a scheming and crafty politician, who rules through him, using the sweet-natured boy as his tool, proves so overbearing and so overloads him with care, that he resolves to leave all his worldly pomp and ta... Read all