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Resumen de Sarita, la carlista
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Readers who love swift adventure, secret societies, daring rescues and a romance that must cross political lines. If you enjoy clever bluffs, disguises, royal intrigue and a hero with a sense of humor, this one is yours.
De qué trata este libro
Sarita, the Carlist is an adventure romance by Arthur W. Marchmont, a British novelist who wrote many popular tales of intrigue. It takes place in Madrid while Spain edges toward war with America and while the Carlists, who back a rival claimant to the throne, plot in secret. The story is told by Ferdinand Carbonnell, the younger son of an English lord. His family sends him to the British Embassy for a reason that has nothing to do with diplomacy.
What do you get from the book? You get a night ambush in a locked house, a duel fought over a table with one loaded pistol, and the kidnapping of a boy king on a country road. You get a minister who trusts no one, a girl who leads conspirators, and chases through mountain country with soldiers on every road. You also get a love story with real stakes, and some lively comedy from Ferdinand's sister Mercy and a sharp-tongued widow.
The heart of it is a case of mistaken identity. A man called Ferdinand Carbonnell is famous among Spanish rebels, and the real Ferdinand has just stepped off the train. Let us begin with the odd reason he leaves London at all.
En este resumen
- 1A younger son is sent abroadFree
- 2Mistaken for a traitor on arrival
- 3Sarita explains the borrowed name
- 4A password and a plan to seize the king
- 5A powerful friend with a purpose
- 6A declaration, a rival and a duel
- 7The king taken and the king saved
- 8Flight, capture and a rival's challenge
- 9A false name, a divided heart and a lively voice
Idea clave 1 de 9
A younger son is sent abroad
The book opens with a joke that is also a plan. Ferdinand Carbonnell, younger son of Lord Glisfoyle, explains that his elder brother Lascelles wants to marry a rich widow, Mrs. Curwen. She likes the family but finds Lascelles too stiff and solemn. She has also said, with a laugh, that Ferdinand is a scapegrace, and the family decides he had better not be around.
Their answer is a post as probationary attaché at the British Embassy in Madrid. Ferdinand speaks perfect Spanish, because he spent his boyhood in Spain. His father is delighted and talks about ladders, which is his favorite picture of a career. Ferdinand is not pleased to be sent away for his brother's sake, but he takes it with good humor. His sister Mercy, his closest friend, resents the exile far more than he does.
Before he leaves, his father tells him a family secret. A younger brother, Raymond, once lived in Spain under the name Ramon Castelar. He married Sarita Quesada, a girl of a great Spanish family, against her relatives' wishes. The Quesadas locked the wife away as a lunatic and took the two children, a boy named Ramon and a girl named Sarita. Raymond lived only for revenge and died before he could undo the harm.
Now the boy is a hunted Carlist, and he has drawn his sister into his plots. The only person in Madrid who knows the family link is Madame Chansette, a Quesada who married a Frenchman and came home to watch over Sarita. The children's fortune seems to have been taken by their Spanish kin. Ferdinand is to go out in his father's place, look into things, and report back. His father also asks him to give up slang, which Ferdinand promises to try.
Before he sets out, Mrs. Curwen and Mercy tell him they mean to follow him to Madrid. Ferdinand advises against it in words so solemn that both women laugh, because they see the double meaning. The scene sets the light tone that runs through the book. It also makes one thing plain: Ferdinand will not marry for money, and he is heading into a country where a different kind of danger is waiting.
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Questions about Sarita, la carlista
What is Sarita, the Carlist about?
It follows Ferdinand Carbonnell, a young English diplomat sent to Madrid. His name is being used by Carlist rebels, and he falls in love with his cousin Sarita Castelar while foiling a plot against the boy King and facing a scheming minister.
Who are the Carlists in the book?
The Carlists are Spanish rebels who back Don Carlos as the rightful king instead of the boy King on the throne. Sarita and her brother Ramon are among them, and they plot uprisings and a kidnapping.
What does the title Sarita, the Carlist mean?
It names the book's heroine, Sarita Castelar, a spirited young woman who leads conspirators for Don Carlos. The title points to her passion for the cause, which stands in the way of her love for Ferdinand.
Is Sarita, the Carlist a true story?
No, it is an adventure romance. It uses a real setting, Spain on the edge of war with America, and real tensions such as the Carlist movement, but the characters and events are invented by Arthur W. Marchmont.
Is the book easy to follow?
Yes in the sense that Ferdinand tells it in a clear, lively voice, with short chapters that end on a hook. Plenty of humor, quick chases and clear villains and heroes help you keep track.