Travels Into Spain

'Of all literary fakes this is surely the most impudent, ingenious, and successful. The Comtesse D'Aulnoy was never in Spain (but) she was a born traveller. Not without reason have the editors of The Broadway Travellers included her fiction in their library of fact. For, despite its falseness, it is intellectually the real thing.' Saturday Review
However her work is judged today, it seems certain that Madame D'Aulnoy was one of the most widely-read and most popular authors of her time. Seeing Spain at a strange moment in her history, it is the end of a great age. The last descendent of Charles V is king; after him the nation is destined to enter upon a new phase, under a new dynasty. After reading this journey we see and touch Spain and the reader can judge the Spanish character from a witness who saw it.

List of contents

IntroductionA Relation of a Voyage to Spain in Several LettersEnglish Publisher's Dedication of Part IIThe Third Part: The Translator to the ReaderNotes

About the author

R. Foulché-Delbosc, Madame D'Aulnoy

Summary

Madame D'Aulnoy was one of the most widely-read and most popular authors of her time. Seeing Spain at a strange moment in her history, it is the end of a great age. The reader can judge the Spanish character from a witness who saw it.

Product details

• Authors: Madame d'Aulnoy, Madame D''aulnoy, D'Aulnoy Madame, Madame D'Aulnoy
• Assisted by: R. Foulché-Delbosc (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.03.2015
• EAN: 9781138878099
• ISBN: 978-1-138-87809-9
• No. of pages: 560
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, REFERENCE / General, TRAVEL / Europe / Western, Human Geography, Tourism industry, Retail and wholesale industries, HISTORY / Europe / Spain, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General