Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers At Home - Describing the Country and Cities, the Natives and Their Manners

Klappentext Targeted at both travellers and 'readers at home', Ford's 1845 Spanish odyssey remains of interest to tourists and historians alike. Zusammenfassung Targeted at both travellers and 'readers at home'! Richard Ford's 1845 account of Spanish history! topography and culture combines the rigour of a gazetteer with the humour and pace of a private travel diary. Volume 1 leads the reader from Cadiz in Andalucia to Granada and on to Catalonia. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Ford
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108037532
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03753-2
• No. of pages: 582
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe; A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Spain, TRAVEL / Europe / Spain & Portugal, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Classic Travel Writing