Free digital classic
El Verdugo
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- Language
- en
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Creators: Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) and Katharine Prescott Wormeley (1830-1908) [Translator] "El Verdugo" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1830. Set during the Peninsular War in Spanish-occupied territory, it follows a French officer in love with a Spanish noblewoman whose family leads an uprising against his garrison. When the French retake the town, the commanding general orders brutal executions of the rebel leaders. A father must make an impossible bargain to spare one son, forcing a terrible choice that will haunt the family forever and test the limits of duty and survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 571