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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

La segunda parte del Decamerón londinense abarca del sexto al octavo día. Durante el sexto día, se recorre el Hampton Court Palace; el centro de las historias es la espléndida corte de Enrique VIII y sus esposas. Durante la noche, en un restaurante decorado con nostalgia al estilo zarista, el tema principal es el comienzo de la campaña rusa. El séptimo día comienza con una visita al Castillo de Windsor. En un restaurante tunecino, un conocido informa sobre los últimos días de Hess en la prisión de Spandau; estos hechos fueron registrados por un compatriota de Hess, quien fue su...

Esteban de Garibay, cronista oficial de Felipe II, fue el autor de la primera Historia de España y de un inédito nobiliario, y legó una obra autobiográfica rara en el Siglo de Oro, editada en 1854 con descuido y bajo el título de “Memorias”, inasequible al público e ignorada por historiadores, tal vez perplejos sobre su género literario. Como homenaje a Garibay en el IV centenario de su muerte, su autobiografía sale a la luz en esta edición crítica. Una incisiva introducción da la clave psicológica del texto, ilustrado con oportunas notas que acompañan la lectura de este...