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A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home

A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home
Describing the Country and Cities, the Natives and their Manners
2 Volume Set

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Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe

  • Date Published: February 2012
  • availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
  • format: Multiple copy pack
  • isbn: 9781108037556

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  • Targeted at both intrepid travellers and 'readers at home', this two-volume account of Spanish history, topography and culture by Richard Ford (1796–1858) combines the rigour of a gazetteer with the humour and pace of a private travel diary. First published in 1845, as part of John Murray's series of guidebooks, the work made an immediate impact upon the reading public. Within days it was celebrated in the press as the 'most comprehensive and accurate account of that country' hitherto produced. Through a series of hand-picked routes, readers encounter the varied landscapes and cultures of Spain's distinct regions. Volume 1 leads the reader from Cadiz in Andalucia to Granada and on to Catalonia. Volume 2 takes in Leon, Galicia and the Basque provinces. The result is an engaging account that will be of interest to modern tourists and historians alike.

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    • Date Published: February 2012
    • format: Multiple copy pack
    • isbn: 9781108037556
    • length: 1124 pages
    • dimensions: 215 x 140 x 61 mm
    • weight: 1.49kg
    • contains: 2 maps
    • availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
  • Table of Contents

    Volume 1: Preface
    Section I. Preliminary Remarks:
    1. Public conveyances and steamers
    2. Skeleton tours
    Section II. Andalucia:
    3. Introductory information
    4. Manners
    5. Routes
    Section III. Ronda and Granada:
    6. Introductory sketch of the country and natives
    7. Routes
    8. Kingdom of Granada
    Section IV. The Kingdom of Murcia:
    9. General view of the country and its productions
    10. Routes
    11. Mines
    Section V. Valencia:
    12. General account of the country, natives, and agriculture
    13. Valencia
    14. Routes
    Section VI. Catalonia:
    15. Character of the country and natives
    16. Routes
    17. Barcelona and its history
    Section VII. Estremadura:
    18. General view of the province
    19. Badajoz
    20. Routes. Volume 2: Section VIII. Leon:
    21. Introductory remarks on the province and natives
    22. Routes
    23. Salamanca
    24. El Vierzo
    25. Valladolid
    Section IX. The Kingdom of Gallicia:
    26. Introductory sketches of the country, people, and productions
    27. Routes
    28. Santiago
    Section X. The Asturias:
    29. General view of the principality, early history, and natives
    30. Routes
    31. Oviedo and coal mines
    Section XI. The Castiles, Old and New:
    32. General account of the country and natives
    33. Madrid
    34. Railroads
    35. Routes
    36. Escorial
    37. Toledo
    Section XII. The Basque Provinces:
    38. The Fueros, character of country and natives, manners, and language
    39. Routes
    Section XIII. Kingdom of Arragon:
    40. Constitutional history, character of the country and people
    41. Zaragoza
    42. Routes
    43. Spanish Pyrenees
    Section XIV. Kingdom of Navarre:
    44. The country and natives, the Agoes and Guerilleros
    45. Routes
    46. Pamplona
    Index
    List of errata.

  • Author

    Richard Ford

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