Purity Of Blood.Purity Of Blood Arturo Perez-Reverte Books On Tape 400 Hahn Road, Westminster, MD 21157 1415926514 $63.00 booksontape.com Featuring four flawlessly recorded audio cassettes A 1/8" inch, analog audio tape format that has been widely used for music distribution and home recording. Although the same size housing is used, the tape thickness and length determine the recording time. Cassettes holding from 15 minutes to 60 minutes per side have been manufactured. for a total running time of six hours and thirty minutes, this complete and unabridged edition of Purity Of Blood is written by Arturo Perez-Reverte and superbly narrated by Simon Vance. This is the second in a series of thrilling adventure story featuring the life and times Captain Alatriste, a courageous swordsman-for-hire in the age of the Spanish Inquisition Spanish Inquisition harsh tribunal established in 1478 to dispose of heretics, Protestants, and Jews. [Eur. Hist.: Collier’s, X, 259] See : Persecution . Listeners will follow Alatriste through an epic tale of his involvement in an attempted rescue of a young woman from the lechery lech·er·y n. pl. lech·er·ies 1. Excessive indulgence in sexual activity; lewdness. 2. A lecherous act. lechery of a corrupt priest which plunges Alatriste and his young companion directly into the terrors of the Inquisition Inquisition (ĭn'kwĭzĭsh`ən), tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church established for the investigation of heresy. The Medieval Inquisition In the early Middle Ages investigation of heresy was a duty of the bishops. where all hope seems lost. Also available in a CD format ($81.00, 6 CDS), Purity Of Blood is enthusiastically recommended for community library audiobook collections and is a "must" for those following Perez-Reverte's superbly crafted Captain Alatriste swashbuckling swash·buck·le intr.v. swash·buck·led, swash·buck·ling, swash·buck·les To act as a swashbuckler, as in a movie or play. [Back-formation from swashbuckler. adventure series. |
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