Gil Blas is born in misery to a stablehand and a chambermaid of Santillana in Cantabria, and is educated by his uncle. He leaves Oviedo at the age of seventeen to attend the University of Salamanca. His bright future is suddenly interrupted when he is forced to help robbers along the route and is faced with jail. He becomes a valet and, over the course of several years, is able to observe many different classes of society, both lay and clerical. Because of his occupation, he meets many disreputable people and is able to adjust to many situations, thanks to his adaptability and quick wit.
Chapters
1 The Author's Declaration and Gil Blas to the Reader 4 min 2 Book I, Chapter I 6 min 3 Book I, Chapter II 18 min 4 Book I, Chapter III 9 min 5 Book I, Chapter IV 7 min 6 Book I, Chapter V 17 min 7 Book I, Chapter VI 8 min 8 Book I, Chapter VII 5 min 9 Book I, Chapter VIII 8 min 10 Book I, Chapter IX 6 min 11 Book I, Chapter X 14 min 12 Book I, Chapter XI 20 min 13 Book I, Chapter XII 8 min 14 Book I, Chapter XIII 8 min 15 Book I, Chapter XIV 10 min 16 Book I, Chapter XV 11 min 17 Book I, Chapter XVI 15 min 18 Book I, Chapter XVII 18 min 19 Book II, Chapter I 14 min 20 Book II, Chapter II 13 min 21 Book II, Chapter III 14 min 22 Book II, Chapter IV 22 min 23 Book II, Chapter V 15 min 24 Book II, Chapter VI 6 min 25 Book II, Chapter VII 53 min 26 Book II, Chapter VIII 10 min 27 Book II, Chapter IX 14 min 28 Book III, Chapter I 16 min 29 Book III, Chapter II 14 min 30 Book III, Chapter III 22 min 31 Book III, Chapter IV 16 min 32 Book III, Chapter V 21 min 33 Book III, Chapter VI 12 min 34 Book III, Chapter VII 18 min 35 Book III, Chapter VIII 12 min 36 Book III, Chapter IX 8 min 37 Book III, Chapter X 9 min 38 Book III, Chapter XI 11 min 39 Book III, Chapter XII 9 min 40 Book IV, Chapter I 14 min 41 Book IV, Chapter II 10 min 42 Book IV, Chapter III 15 min 43 Book IV, Chapter IV, Part 1 34 min 44 Book IV, Chapter IV, Part 2 43 min 45 Book IV, Chapter V 26 min 46 Book IV, Chapter VI 22 min 47 Book IV, Chapter VII 31 min 48 Book IV, Chapter VIII 14 min 49 Book IV, Chapter IX 11 min 50 Book IV, Chapter X 34 min 51 Book IV, Chapter XI 12 min 52 Book V, Chapter I, Part 1 47 min 53 Book V, Chapter I, Part 2 48 min 54 Book V, Chapter I, Part 3 47 min 55 Book V, Chapter I, Part 4 49 min 56 Book V, Chapter II 12 min 57 Book VI, Chapter I 27 min 58 Book VI, Chapter II 10 min 59 Book VI, Chapter III 8 min 60 Book VII, Chapter I 25 min 61 Book VII, Chapter II 17 min 62 Book VII, Chapter III 16 min 63 Book VII, Chapter IV 10 min 64 Book VII, Chapter V 10 min 65 Book VII, Chapter VI 16 min 66 Book VII, Chapter VII 37 min 67 Book VII, Chapter VIII 8 min 68 Book VII, Chapter IX 8 min 69 Book VII, Chapter X 9 min 70 Book VII, Chapter XI 8 min 71 Book VII, Chapter XII 22 min 72 Book VII, Chapter XIII 27 min 73 Book VII, Chapter XIV 10 min 74 Book VII, Chapter XV 15 min 75 Book VII, Chapter XVI 19 min 76 Book VIII, Chapter I 14 min 77 Book VIII, Chapter II 13 min 78 Book VIII, Chapter III 11 min 79 Book VIII, Chapter IV 6 min 80 Book VIII, Chapter V 11 min 81 Book VIII, Chapter VI 12 min 82 Book VIII, Chapter VII 7 min 83 Book VIII, Chapter VIII 21 min 84 Book VIII, Chapter IX 18 min 85 Book VIII, Chapter X 20 min 86 Book VIII, Chapter XI 10 min 87 Book VIII, Chapter XII 7 min 88 Book VIII, Chapter XIII 11 min 89 Book IX, Chapter I 10 min 90 Book IX, Chapter II 8 min 91 Book IX, Chapter III 4 min 92 Book IX, Chapter IV 9 min 93 Book IX, Chapter V 8 min 94 Book IX, Chapter VI 34 min 95 Book IX, Chapter VII 8 min 96 Book IX, Chapter VIII 10 min 97 Book IX, Chapter IX 7 min 98 Book IX, Chapter X 10 min 99 Book X, Chapter I 23 min 100 Book X, Chapter II 21 min 101 Book X, Chapter III 14 min 102 Book X, Chapter IV 11 min 103 Book X, Chapter V 11 min 104 Book X, Chapter VI 18 min 105 Book X, Chapter VII 8 min 106 Book X, Chapter VIII 15 min 107 Book X, Chapter IX 14 min 108 Book X, Chapter X 54 min 109 Book X, Chapter XI 30 min 110 Book X, Chapter XII 45 min 111 Book XI, Chapter I 12 min 112 Book XI, Chapter II 14 min 113 Book XI, Chapter III 7 min 114 Book XI, Chapter IV 8 min 115 Book XI, Chapter V 15 min 116 Book XI, Chapter VI 11 min 117 Book XI, Chapter VII 10 min 118 Book XI, Chapter VIII 7 min 119 Book XI, Chapter IX 7 min 120 Book XI, Chapter X 10 min 121 Book XI, Chapter XI 6 min 122 Book XI, Chapter XII 9 min 123 Book XI, Chapter XIII 15 min 124 Book XI, Chapter XIV 7 min 125 Book XII, Chapter I 16 min 126 Book XII, Chapter II 5 min 127 Book XII, Chapter III 10 min 128 Book XII, Chapter IV 6 min 129 Book XII, Chapter V 6 min 130 Book XII, Chapter VI 7 min 131 Book XII, Chapter VII 6 min 132 Book XII, Chapter VIII 5 min 133 Book XII, Chapter IX 5 min 134 Book XII, Chapter X 6 min 135 Book XII, Chapter XI 6 min 136 Book XII, Chapter XII 6 min 137 Book XII, Chapter XIII 8 min 138 Book XII, Chapter XIV 8 min
