The fencing master

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245 pages

English language

Published Feb. 1, 1999 by Harcourt Brace & Co..

ISBN:
978-0-15-100181-1
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OCLC Number:
39443732

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A murder mystery in 1886 Madrid featuring an old fencing master who still teaches in the age of the pistol. He is famous for his unstoppable thrust and one day a beautiful woman arrives asking he teach it to her. The novel traces their relationship. By the author of The Flanders Panel.

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Subjects

  • Social life and customs
  • Fencing coaches
  • Fiction

Places

  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Madrid (Spain)