Excerpt from The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes: And His Fortunes and Adversities, Done Out of the Castillan From R. Foulche-Delbosc's Restitution of the Editio Princeps When it becomes possible to write the definitive history of the origins of the modern novel, there will be much mention of Spain, whose original literature is being ever more closely studied and better under stood. In particular, the results of com parative method and the interpretation of bibliographical data are making it increas ingly clear that the latest great literary form, the peculiar contribution of the nineteenth century, rests upon a foundation of sixteenth century Spanish models. The earliest recog nizable examples of the novel of adventure, the sentimental novel and the novel of man ners, are Spanish, and each is a masterpiece of its kind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.