Lion Feuchtwanger

"In thinly fictionized form this is a segment of the biography of Goya, court painter to Spain of the troubled Napoleonic era --a superb piece of historical recreation rather than a definitive life of Goya. Already accepted as Spain's leading portrait painter, successor to the mantle of Velasquez, Goya, at the time of the story's opening, is at a turning point in his career. He is about to meet the dominant woman in his life, (a life checkered with...

Romance of Alfonso 8th, King of Castile in the 12th century and his love for a Jewish girl.