One character in this novel secretly puts a small cross on a dish of hot coals, causing a cross to be burned on the faces of parishioners who kiss it, in order to sell his indulgences.
One character in this novel secretly puts a small cross on a dish of hot coals, causing a cross to be burned on the faces of parishioners who kiss it, in order to sell his indulgences. In its final chapter, its main character marries a woman who cuckolds him with the Archpriest of St. Salvador. The protagonist of this novel creates a small hole in a jug of wine to drink it on the sly, only to be discovered and have the jug slammed into his face. The protagonist is later abandoned by a penniless gentleman who pretends to be rich out of honor, and becomes a town crier after working for a waterseller and a corrupt pardoner. Its opening chapters describe how its title character schemes to fight his hunger while working for a stingy priest and a blind beggar. For 10 points, name this anonymously written sixteenth century picaresque novel about the adventures of the title Spanish boy.
One character in this novel secretly puts a small cross on a dish of hot coals, causing a cross to be burned on the faces of parishioners who kiss it, in order to sell his indulgences.
Lazarillo de Tormes