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 2 takes in the varied landscapes and cultures of Leon! Galicia and the Basque provinces. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Ford
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108037549
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03754-9
• No. of pages: 522
• 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