Published 1975
by Penguin in Harmondsworth .
Written in English
Edition Notes
This translated collection originally published: 1969.
| Other titles | Lazarillo de Tormes. 1975. |
| Statement | translated from the Spanish by Michael Alpert. |
| Series | Penguin classics |
| Contributions | Quevedo, Francisco de, 1580-1645, Alpert, Michael. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PQ6253 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 214 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 214 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL14424338M |
| ISBN 10 | 0140442111 |
| LC Control Number | 75023671 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 16300041 |
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