El Verdugo by Honoré de Balzac
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Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
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"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 ...
will haunt the family forever and test the limits of duty and survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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