The fencing master

Description:

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.

subjects: Fencing coaches,  Fiction,  Social life and customs,  Novela española,  Historia,  Ficción,  History,  Swordsmen,  Historical fiction,  Fiction, historical,  Madrid (spain), fiction,  Fiction, mystery & detective, general,  Fiction, historical, general

Places: Madrid,  Madrid (Spain),  Spain

Times: Revolutionary period, 1868-1875