Bible in Spain - Or, Journeys, Adventures, Imprisonments of an Englishman in an

Klappentext This 1843 travelogue! describing Spain and its 'exotic' population was hugely successful with early Victorian readers. Zusammenfassung In this lively three-volume account first published in 1843! the British adventurer and agent of the Bible Society! George Henry Borrow! describes his travels in Spain during the 1830s distributing the scriptures. The book's mixture of exotic travelogue and anti-Catholic sentiment proved very popular with early Victorian readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: George Henry Borrow, Borrow George Henry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2010
• EAN: 9781108009980
• ISBN: 978-1-108-00998-0
• No. of pages: 412
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Religion; The Bible in Spain 3 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Spain, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Christianity, History of Religion, Church history