Calderon the Courtier: A Tale

Calderon the Courtier, a Tale by Edward Bulwer-Lytton - The Tragi-Comedy of Court Intrigue, which had ever found its principal theatre in Spain since the accession of the House of Austria to the throne, was represented with singular complication of incident and brilliancy of performance during the reign of Philip the Third. That monarch, weak, indolent, and superstitious, left the reins of govern...