Cæsar or Nothing
by Pío Baroja
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About This Book
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back [1923]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (76)
- CÆSAR OR NOTHING
- Translated from the Spanish by Louis How
- PROLOGUE
- THE AUTHOR HOLDS FORTH IN REGARD TO THE CHARACTER OF HIS HERO
- PART ONE. ROME
- I. THE PARIS-VENTIMIGLIA EXPRESS
- II. AN EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY
- JUAN GUILLÉN
- III. CÆSAR MONCADA
- AT THE ESCOLAPIANS
- IV. PEOPLE WHO PASS CLOSE BY
- THE SAN MARTINO YOUNG LADIES
- V. THE ABBE PRECIOZI. THE BIG BIRDS IN ROME
- VI. THE LITTLE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE IN A ROMAN HOTEL. INTIMACIES
- VII. THE CONFIDENCES OF THE ABBE PRECIOZI
- NATURAL VARIETIES OF NOSES AND EXPRESSIONS
- VIII. OLD PALACES, OLD SALONS, OLD LADIES
- THE CARDINAL UNCLE
- IX. NEW ACQUAINTANCES
- “I PROTESTANTI DELLA SIMPATÍA”
- X. A BALL
- XI. A SOUNDING-LINE IN THE DARK WORLD
- THE ADVICE OF TWO ABBÉS
- XII. A MEETING ON THE PINCIO
- A WALK IN THE VILLA BORGHESE
- XIII. ESTHETICS AND DEMAGOGY
- SUSANNA AND THE YOUNGSTERS
- XIV. NEW ATTEMPTS, NEW RAMBLES
- CARDINAL SPADA
- XV. GIOVANNI BATTISTA, PAGAN
- XVI. THE PORTRAIT OF A POPE
- XVII. EVIL DAYS
- XVIII. CÆSAR BORGIA’S MOTTO, “AUT CÆSAR, AUT NIHIL”
- THE BORGIAS
- XIX. CÆSAR’S REFLECTIONS
- XX. DON CALIXTO AT SAINT PETER’S
- DON CALIXTO UNDERSTANDS
- XXI. DON CALIXTO IN THE CATACOMBS
- XXII. SENTIMENTALITY AND ARCHEOLOGY
- XXIII. THE ‘SCUTCHEON OF A CHURCH
- XXIV. TOURIST INTERLUDE
- TRAVELLING
- PART TWO. CASTRO DURO
- I. ARRIVAL. CÆSAR IN ACTION
- II. CASTRO DURO
- THE MORNING
- III. CÆSAR’S LABOURS
- FIRST STEPS
- IV. THE BOOKSELLER AND THE ANARCHISTS
- V. THE BANQUET
- THE GUESTS
- VI. UNCLE CHINAMAN
- CIDONES
- VII. A TRYING SCENE
- VIII. THE ELECTION
- WHAT THEY SAID IN THE TOWNS
- IX. CÆSAR AS DEPUTY
- TRIPPING THEM UP
- X. POLITICAL LABOURS
- MONEY ON THE EXCHANGE
- XI. THE PITFALL OF SINIGAGLIA
- A COMMISSION FOR THE MINISTER
- XIII. AMPARITO IN ACTION
- LAURA AT CASTRO
- XIV. INTRANSIGENCE LOST
- DISQUIET DISAPPEARS
- XV. “DRIVELLER” JUAN AND “THE CUB-SLUT”
- XVI. PITY, A MASK OF COWARDICE
- THE MOTHER
- XVII. FIRST VICTORY
- XVIII. DECLARATION OF WAR
- XIX. THE FIGHT FOR THE ELECTION
- XX. CONFIDENCE
- YES, HE IS THE HERO
- XXI. OUR VENERABLE TRADITIONS! OUR HOLY PRINCIPLES!
- XXII. FINIS GLORIÆ MUNDI. FROM A SOCIETY COLUMN
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