George Borrow (1803–1881) was a British author, adventurer, and agent of the Bible Society whose journeys in the mid-nineteenth century took him to both Russia and Spain. His experiences are reflected in books including The Zincali (1841) and his best-known publication, The Bible in Spain (1843). Described by Borrow as 'the journey, adventures, and imprisonment of an Englishman in an attempt to circulate the scriptures in the peninsula', it is mostly a compilation of his voluminous correspondence with the Bible Society. Borrow describes his impressions of several Spanish cities and his interactions with the local population, including Gypsies, whose culture he found particularly fascinating. He discusses his efforts to publish and distribute the New Testament among Spanish Catholics and recounts his resulting arrest and imprisonment. The book, an exotic travelogue and a document revealing the religious tensions of the period, was enthusiastically received by early Victorian readers.

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Product details
- Date Published: November 2010
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108010009
- length: 1212 pages
- dimensions: 250 x 324 x 68 mm
- weight: 1.9kg
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1:
1. Man overboard
2. Boatmen of the Tagus
3. Shopkeeper at Evora
4. Vexatious delays
5. The college
6. Cold of Portugal
7. The Druids' stone
8. Elvas
9. Badajoz
10. The gypsy's granddaughter
11. The Pass of Mirabete
12. Lodging at Madrid
13. Intrigues at court
14. State of Spain
15. The steamer
16. Departure for Cordova
17. Cordova
18. Departure from Cordova. Volume 2:
1. Arrival at Madrid
2. Illness
3. Departure from Salamanca
4. Dueñas
5, Astorga
6. Departure from Astorga
7. Villafranca
8. Lugo
9. Compostella
10. Skippers of Padron
11. Arrival at Padron
12. Autumnal morning
13. Coruña
14. Martin of Rivadeo
15. Oviedo
16. Departure from Oviedo
17. Departure from Salamander
18. State of affairs at Madrid
19. Euscarra. Volume 3:
1. The prohibition
2. The two gospels
3. Ofalia. 4
Maria Diaz
5. Liberation from prison
6. Villa Seca
7. Aranjuez
8. Return to Spain
9. Work of distribution resumes
10. Termination of our rural labours
11. Projected journey
12. The solitary house
13. Night on the Guadalquivir
14. Cadiz
15. The jolly hostler
16. Genoese mariners
17. Again on board
18. The mole
19. The Mahasni
20. Strange trio.
Author
George Henry Borrow