A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home
Describing the Country and Cities, the Natives and their Manners
Volume 1
Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
- Author: Richard Ford
- Date Published: December 2011
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108037532
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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, and 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 an array of landscapes and experiences as varied as coastal Cadiz, lively Barcelona, bull fights, beggars and pig farming. Opening with a guide to the country, its currency, 'gesticulations' and 'slang', Volume 1 leads the reader from Andalucia to Granada and on to Catalonia. The result is an engaging account that will be of interest to modern tourists and historians alike.
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- Date Published: December 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108037532
- length: 582 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 33 mm
- weight: 0.73kg
- contains: 1 map
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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.
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