The Mangy Parrot
Subtitle: The Life And Times Of Periquillo Sarniento, Written By Himself For His Children
Contributors: David L. Frye (Translator); Nancy Vogeley (Introduction)
Edition: Abridged edition
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
Published: September 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780872206717
Subjects: Historical - General; Fiction; Fiction - General; General; Literary studies: 19th century; Mexico; Novels, other prose & writers: 16th to 18th centuries
First sentence: Flat on my back for many months now, struggling against both illness and doctors, and waiting with resignation for the day when, in accordance with the plans of Divine Providence, you will have to close my eyes, dear children, I have thought to write down the not uncommon events of my life, so that you will beware of and guard against the many perils that may befall and even harm a man in the course of his days.