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TORQUEMADA
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UNIFORM CHEAPER EDITIONS OF
RAFAEL SABATINI’S
WONDERFUL ROMANCES
In Crown 8vo, Cloth, Coloured Wrappers,
3s. 6d. net each.
THE STROLLING SAINT
“No man writes historical romances so well as Mr.
Sabatini.”—Pall Mall Gazelle.
THE LION’S SKIN
“A brilliantly clever story.”—Evening Standard.
THE JUSTICE OF THE DUKE
“Wonderfully effective.”—Westminster Gazette.
BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT
“Mr. Sabatini has no equal.”—Newcastle Daily Chronicle.
THE GATES OF DOOM
“A clever story, well and amusingly told.”—The Times.
HISTORIES
TORQUEMADA AND THE SPANISHINQUISITION
Demy 8vo, 12s. 6d. net.
“Not only an extremely graphic and fascinating account of
the Inquisition, but also a serious contribution to the literature
of the subject. Holds us until the last page is turned of a book
full of enthralling interest.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
THE LIFE OF CESARE BORGIA
Demy 8vo, 12s. 6d. net.
“Mr. Sabatini has a lively and vigorous style.... As
entertaining as it is informing.”—Daily Telegraph.
London: STANLEY PAUL & CO
Photo by Lacoste.
FREY TOMÁS DE TORQUEMADA.
From a Painting attributed to Miguel Zittoz.
TORQUEMADA
AND
THE SPANISH INQUISITION
A HISTORY
BY RAFAEL SABATINI
Author of “The Life of Cesare Borgia,” “The Strolling
Saint,” etc.
‘El fuego está encendido; quemará fasta que falle cabo al seco de la leña’
Andrés Bernaldez, Historia de los Reyes Católicos, cap. XIV.
With Sixteen Illustrations in Half-tone, including a Map
LONDON
STANLEY PAUL & CO
8 ENDSLEIGH GARDENS
UPPER WOBURN PLACE, W.C.1
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Printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld.,
London and Aylesbury.
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PREFACE
The history of Frey Tómas de Torquemada is thehi