Download or read book The Swindler and Lazarillo de Tormes written by Francisco de Quevedo and published by Random House. This book was released on 2003-04-24 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unlikely heroes of the Spanish picaresque novels make their way - by whatever means they can - through a colourful and seamy underworld populated by unsavoury beggars, corrupt priests, eccentrics, whores and criminals. Both Lazarillo de Tormesand Pablos the swindler are determined to attain the trappings of the gentleman, but have little time for the gentlemanly ideals of religion, justice, honour and nobility.