In the canon
The Swindler
- Form
- Form Novel
- Year
- Year 1626
- Originally in
- Originally in Spanish
- Pages
- Pages 220
A boy born poor and ashamed of his family claws his way through cons, thefts and false names trying to pass himself off as a gentleman, and every scheme collapses until he gives up on Spain and sails for the Indies still a thief.
I sir, was born at Segovia, my father’s name was Clemente Pablo, a native of the same town; may God keep him in heaven.
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