Pirates Of The Levant

Author : Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101460870

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Pirates of the Levant by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Pdf

The sixth novel in the international bestselling adventures of Captain Alatriste, set in a time when the only thing needed to summon hell on earth—or sea—was a Spaniard and his sword. Accompanied by his faithful foster son, Íñigo, Captain Alatriste accepts a job as a mercenary aboard a Spanish galleon. The ship sets sail from Naples on a journey that will take them to some of the most remote—and wretched—outposts of the empire: Morocco, Algeria, and finally to Malta for a stunning and bloody battle on the high seas that will challenge even the battle-hardened Alatriste's resolve. Now seventeen, Íñigo is almost ready to leave Alatriste, his foster father and fellow soldier. But will age and experience bring wisdom, or is he likely to repeat many of his mentor's mistakes?

Author : Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Publisher : Orion
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 0297852493

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Pirates of the Levant by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Pdf

'This was a time where Spain was revered, feared and hated in the easterly seas; where the devil had no color, no name and no flag, and where the only thing needed to summon hell on earth (or sea for that matter) was a Spaniard and his sword' Alatriste is back - this time on the high seas! Accompanied by his faithful companion Inigo, the captain joins a Spanish galleon and sets sail from Naples towards the east on a journey that will take them to Melilla, Oran, and finally Malta where they must struggle against the Turk. On board they will have many adventures, including an encounter with The Moor Gurriato'. Now seventeen, Inigo is still in love with Angelica but will wisdom come with age and experience?

Author : Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0452287987

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Purity of Blood by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Pdf

Gear up for swashbuckling adventure in the second “riveting”* historical thriller in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series. The fearless Alatriste is hired to infiltrate a convent and rescue a young girl forced to serve as a powerful priest’s concubine. The girl’s father is barred from legal recourse as the priest threatens to reveal that the man’s family is “not of pure blood” and is, in fact, of Jewish descent—which will all but destroy the family name. As Alatriste struggles to save the young hostage from being burned at the stake, he soon finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a conspiracy that leads all the way to the heart of the Spanish Inquisition.

Author : Ronald Jennings
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814741818

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Christians and Muslims in Ottoman Cyprus and the Mediterranean World, 1571-1640 by Ronald Jennings Pdf

Wrested from the rule of the Venetians, the island of Cyprus took on cultural shadings of enormous complexity as a new province of the Ottoman empire, involving the compulsory migration of hundreds of Muslim Turks to the island from the nearby Karamna province, the conversion of large numbers of native Greek Orthodox Christians to Islam, an abortive plan to settle Jews there, and the circumstances of islanders who had formerly been held by the venetians. Delving into contemporary archival records of the lte sixteenth and early seventeenth conturies, particularly judicial refisters, Professor Jennings uncovers the island society as seen through local law courts, public works, and charitable institutions. -- Publisher description.

Author : Eliyahu Ashtor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400853168

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Levant Trade in the Middle Ages by Eliyahu Ashtor Pdf

The book is based on Arabic sources, documents in archives of centers of Levantine trade, and material from the files of the firm of Francesco Datini. From the fall of Acre to the journey of Vasco de Gama, the author provides an invaluable description of late medieval Mediterranean trade. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0452289742

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The Sun Over Breda by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Pdf

The third swashbuckling adventure in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series. Fifteen-year-old Iñigo Balboa enlists to serve as his master’s aide, and narrates their further adventures of swordplay and skirmishes, mutiny and wartime honor, as Captain Alatriste rejoins his Cartagena regiment to take part in the battles and siege of Breda. In Spain, Alatriste’s nemesis, Luis de Alquézar, grows more powerful, as Iñigo’s mysterious friend Angélica hints at some plans upon his return. Once again the exploits of the seventeenth-century mercenary will thrill and delight the legions of readers eager to cheer a hero for the ages.

Author : Arturo Perez-Reverte
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780297855842

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The Man In The Yellow Doublet by Arturo Perez-Reverte Pdf

Captain Alatriste returns in a swashbuckling tale of intrigue, romance and regicide. Captain Alatriste's affair with the beautiful actress Maria de Castro is rankling not only his long-term mistress but also the King of Spain. With loyal companion Inigo distracted by the affections of Angelica, Alatriste becomes embroiled in a series of tussles outside his lover's house. Ambushed by arch-nemesis Malatesta, a skirmish ensues that leads to the death of Maria's other lover - the monarch himself. But behind this tale of sexual jealousy lurks a darker truth. As it becomes clear that both Alatriste and Inigo have been cunningly honey trapped - and that the dead man was an impostor. With a puppet king waiting dutifully in the wings, Alatriste must use all his cunning and swordsmanly guile to prevent the murder of the real king - and his implication in a crime for which he has been perfectly framed.

Author : Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101639849

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Captain Alatriste by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Pdf

The first action-packed historical adventure in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series, featuring a Spanish soldier who lives as a swordsman-for-hire in 17th century Madrid. Needing gold to pay off his debts, Captain Alatriste and another hired blade are paid to ambush two travelers, stage a robbery, and give the travelers a fright. “No blood,” they are told. Then a mysterious stranger enters to clarify the job: he increases the pay, and tells Alatriste that, instead, he must murder the two travelers. When the attack unfolds, Alatriste realizes that these aren’t ordinary travelers, and what happens next is only the first in a riveting series of twists and turns, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe...

Author : Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440637384

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The King's Gold by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Pdf

From international bestselling author Arturo Pérez-Reverte comes the fourth adventure of Captain Alatriste in the “series [that] recalls the great adventure novels of Dumas and Scott”(The New York Times). Seville, 1626. After serving with honor at the bloody siege of Breda, Captain Alatriste and his protégé, Iñigo Balboa, accept a risky job involving a dozen swordsmen and mercenaries at their command, a dazzling amount of contraband gold, and a heavily guarded Spanish galleon returning from the West Indies. The job offer comes from the king himself, for at stake is nothing less than the Spanish Crown, and its dominion over the wealth of the Americas. But for Alatriste, a very personal surprise awaits him on that galleon.

Author : Great Britain. Public Record Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Archives
ISBN : OXFORD:N13917043

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Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts Relating to English Affairs by Great Britain. Public Record Office Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Public Record Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Archives
ISBN : UOM:39015030726890

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Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts Relating, to English Affairs, Existing in the Archives and Collections of Venice by Great Britain. Public Record Office Pdf

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472815453

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The Barbary Pirates 15th-17th Centuries by Angus Konstam Pdf

For the best part of three centuries the 'corsairs' or pirates from the 'Barbary' coasts of North Africa dominated the Western and Central Mediterranean. They made forays far into the Atlantic, preying on the shipping and coastal settlements across Christian Europe, ranging from Greece to West Africa and the British Isles. In the absence of organized European navies they seldom faced serious opposition, and the scope of their raiding was remarkable. As well as piracy and slave-raiding they fought as privateers, sharing their spoils with the rulers of the port-cities that provided them with ships, men, and a ready market. This book examines their development and their style of fighting, chronicles their achievements and failures, and illustrates their appearance and that of their ships, explaining why they were so feared and effective.

Author : Adrian Tinniswood
Publisher : Random House
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781446468623

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Pirates Of Barbary by Adrian Tinniswood Pdf

From the coast of Southern Europe to Morocco and the Ottoman states of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, Christian and Muslim seafarers met in bustling ports to swap religions, to battle and to trade goods and sales - raiding as far as Ireland and Iceland in search of their human currency.Studying the origins of these men, their culture and practices, Adrian Tinniswood expertly recreates the twilight world of the corsairs and uncovers a truly remarkable clash of civilisations Drawing on a wealth of material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as recent Islamic accounts, Pirates of Barbary provides a new perspectives of the corsairs and a fascinating insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind.

Author : Great Britain. Public Record Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Archives
ISBN : OXFORD:N13917045

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Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts, Relating to English Affairs, Existing in the Archives and Collections of Venice, and in Other Libraries of Northern Italy: 1607-1610 by Great Britain. Public Record Office Pdf

Author : Philip Mansel
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300176223

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Levant by Philip Mansel Pdf

Not so long ago, in certain cities on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean, Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived and flourished side by side. What can the histories of these cities tell us? Levant is a book of cities. It describes three former centers of great wealth, pleasure, and freedom—Smyrna, Alexandria, and Beirut—cities of the Levant region along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. In these key ports at the crossroads of East and West, against all expectations, cosmopolitanism and nationalism flourished simultaneously. People freely switched identities and languages, released from the prisons of religion and nationality. Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived and worshipped as neighbors.Distinguished historian Philip Mansel is the first to recount the colorful, contradictory histories of Smyrna, Alexandria, and Beirut in the modern age. He begins in the early days of the French alliance with the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century and continues through the cities' mid-twentieth-century fates: Smyrna burned; Alexandria Egyptianized; Beirut lacerated by civil war.Mansel looks back to discern what these remarkable Levantine cities were like, how they differed from other cities, why they shone forth as cultural beacons. He also embarks on a quest: to discover whether, as often claimed, these cities were truly cosmopolitan, possessing the elixir of coexistence between Muslims, Christians, and Jews for which the world yearns. Or, below the glittering surface, were they volcanoes waiting to erupt, as the catastrophes of the twentieth century suggest? In the pages of the past, Mansel finds important messages for the fractured world of today.