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id: 39199
title: The Fortunate Isles: Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza
author: Boyd, Mary Stuart
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  space of time she returned in company with a little old woman and the situation of a little open-air eating-place just on the brink of A few days later we returned to the quaint open-air café. a good-looking white-bearded man clad in blue cotton. In the good old days when Palma was Leaving the Man working at a water-colour of the old Carthusian rich in pod, a group of quaint old-world houses, a great palm Passing down a narrow street of steps we came upon an old house When, half-way, we stopped to change horses, the old man, who had to go to Arracó, a little town about half an hour''s walk farther market women, a lovely little girl, and a strapping young man. High up on the left as we journeyed we saw a little ancient-looking And all day long, everywhere one looked, young girls, some in


id: 31532
title: Romantic Spain: A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II)
author: O''Shea, John Augustus
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  looked more like dirty pewter as I approached it by water from Puerto; last news I heard before leaving my English friends was that the men in honest British tar, looking the whole world in the face like field-officer would feel uncomfortable like if he had to be looking for officers of a British man-of-war were present at the ceremony, and Carlism--Santa Cruz Again--Running a Cargo--On Board a Carlist on the day we crossed, that a brigade of Carlists, each man with a marching men, and the head of a company came in sight. could, saw the Carlist Junta, the British and Spanish Vice-Consuls, and The _San Margarita_ came in sight, and began landing arms in the scarlet Basque scones very like to the Carlist head-gear, and a blue thought of Carlists whom I met in France, who had given of their goods and turn her head to the coast, seize and land the money under Carlist


id: 39246
title: Heroic Spain
author: O''Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle
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  Travel in Spain to-day is attended with little hardship and no danger and the bulk of the time in Seville, the best city in Spain for a narrow cobbled streets, under the high houses and the cliff-like church, On the last day of our stay in the old Gothic city, we climbed the hill Old Spain, must be a peaceful memory to look back on by priests whose It may be a long time before Spain learns the restraint of self-rule. of Spain has an average of but fifty-two rainy days in the year, this was old Spain much as it was in the time of Guzmán[13] the Good, the city of Gaudix, like many Spanish towns its great day being well over; people on earth drink water like the Spanish; it is a national love. Like many of Spain''s authors, he turned soldier when the call came, and


id: 33833
title: Glories of Spain
author: Wood, Charles W. (Charles William)
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  tickets--Gerona keeps late hours--Its little great world--Between the world"--Time to pass out of life--Back to the quiet streets--H. gables--Lively scenes--People in costume--Picture of Old Spain--Ancient moonbeams--Night grows old--Sky full of music--Lost to sight--Dreams trees, the old mother, who must also have been comely in her day, took outlines; their strangely picturesque, old-world look: and we waited houses looking old enough to date from the days of the deluge: a huge left, facing the long flight, low ancient houses wonderful in tone and am living a fair life, working hard, treating my wife well, looking splendid outlines of Gerona; the old-world houses, with their ancient all past thoughts and influences; I looked upon my old life as a dream: old man passed under the gateway and turned to the left down the long years," said the old man, "and the house does not look a day older than


id: 40528
title: Spanish Vistas
author: Lathrop, George Parsons
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  represented a street in Burgos, the long-dead capital of old Castile. figures, looking half as high as the houses, in long robes, and with spruce-looking modern wagon I saw in the market-place one day, driven by old women squatted on the sidewalk at street corners, who sell water and men, with a cool, professionally murderous look like that of our border guarded, until the whole place looks like a metropolis of prisons. he was to read pointed out for him by an altar-boy with what looked like an old Moorish well, of a kind common in Spain, with a low thick wall approached the church-steps through an old arched gate-way, no longer To go out in the middle of the day was like looking into the sun itself. in the hot light--a time-worn, sun-tanned, beggared old city, which is so as to secure a resting-place some time before day, and that we should


id: 38767
title: Spanish Highways and Byways
author: Bates, Katharine Lee
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  The Spanish pastor and his wife, also teachers in day school, night The ancient glory of Spain, he says, has vanished like a dream; let a Virgins, longing saints, deep-eyed Christ-Childs, rain their sweet Passion Week successive scenes from the life of Christ, these Spanish erected the grand Holy Week monument, in white and gold, shaped like a The Spanish colors floated out from city hall and court-house, but the trains streaming like a line of light along the stone-paved way, spiritual life, a beautiful young nun, her eyes glistening like happy life was little to his liking, but beyond gleamed the vision of a Wall But for a good old Spanish bull-fight, the That is the way Spain kept her Corpus _fiesta_ in the good old times Watching Spanish children, one may see two little girls, say White world, we looked long on this Spanish city of to-day, seething with


id: 43378
author: Scott, C. Rochfort‏ (Charles Rochfort)
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  COUNTRY IN THE VICINITY OF SAN ROQUE--RUINS OF THE ANCIENT CITY OF COUNTRY IN THE VICINITY OF SAN ROQUE--RUINS OF THE ANCIENT CITY OF Roman city; whilst the more widely spread buildings on the opposite bank The present walls of the old town were evidently raised by the Saracens, smuggled goods; in which, it may be said, the present trade of Spain pass one''s entire life at Ronda, yet I scarcely know a place where a few road--that the little bridge, though well known to the country people, At about a mile and a half from the town, the road arrives at and passes work in Spain on Sundays and Saints'' days, whilst the hands are quite Gibraltar one morning, I saw, on the landing place, a Spanish general that city, when the French invasion called the country to arms. now, whilst the country was clear, and a direct road open, to visit the

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  Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, vol. 1/2


id: 43705
author: Scott, C. Rochfort‏ (Charles Rochfort)
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  At a little distance from the road, on the left hand, At that period, the town stood on the right bank of the little river On quitting the town, the road, having crossed the river Miel, and Within two miles of Algeciras the road crosses two mountain torrents, place the Roman town of Mellaría,[21] eighteen miles from Carteia, and open country permits the roads to the different neighbouring places to place (distant about three miles) there is a good wheel-road. miles forms its junction with the road from the town of Manilba to San place is distant twenty-five miles from Gibraltar (by the road), and At four miles and a half from our resting-place, the road branches into house on the road in the whole distance, and but two towns visible from In the first place, had the road visited Barbesula, that town [26] There are more direct cross-roads to these places, but they are

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  Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, vol. 2/2


id: 44490
title: Northern Spain
author: Wigram, Edgar Thomas Ainger
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  Our road next day still followed the mountainous coast line, and we general stand-by, but in the mountains you get most excellent little quite a modern city; and the direct road through the mountain glens limestone which edges the coast-line like a natural sea-wall. Cángas de Onis, the little town which was the goal of my day''s journey, Covadonga itself lies at the head of a little lateral valley some seven The great road which passes through Ponferrada on its way across the corner, the little cathedral town of Mondoñedo still lay far below us; mouth of a little tidal river, not a harbour for sea-going ships, like mountain, and stretches for a mile or more along the river, like a huge the town and the river, and the old bridge of Castro Gonzalo spans the valley; but its southern face forms an embrasure in a great mountain


id: 18764
title: Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond
author: Meakin, Budgett
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  practically every other oriental country, each fresh visit to Morocco encouraged, till the Berber Empire of Spain and Morocco took a troubles than the general trade of a land like Morocco, in which men What passes as Moorish money to-day has been coined in France for many Of late years, however, a great change has come over the Moors of the little in the way of progress till a radical change takes place in God-sent power of my lord Slave-of-the-Able [Mulai Abd el Káder]. Presently the European stays them a second time; the man is Morocco to France had for some time filled the air, but in face of a foot of Moorish soil--Morocco lies at the feet of France. The houses and shops are much like those of Morocco, so far as town of four centuries ago, on every hand the names are Moorish.


id: 40356
title: Cathedral Cities of Spain
author: Collins, W. W. (William Wiehe)
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  San Ferdinand, King of Leon and Castile, pushed his conquests far south of silver work, with the arms of Castile and Leon, San Ferdinand''s two In almost every quarter of the city fine old houses are to be found north-west corner ending at the south-east extremity where the present rises high above the surrounding roofs, like a great Liner with a crowd Many remains of Roman days may be seen built into the houses of the old To-day Barcelona is far in advance of any other city of Spain. The columns throughout the Cathedral were built to bear great weight, The large cloisters to the south-west of the Cathedral were built by Cathedral stone and the time-worn colour of the figures which decorate out, and the Cathedral to-day stands a magnificent church and grand Another good church is San Pablo, partly rebuilt by the great Cardinal


id: 32255
title: Cathedral Cities of Spain: 60 Reproductions from Original Water Colours
author: Collins, W. W. (William Wiehe)
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  by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) file which includes the 60 lovely original illustrations (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32255/32255-h/32255-h.htm) (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32255/32255-h.zip) http://www.archive.org/details/cathedralcitieso00colluoft Five Portfolios of Colour Plates English Cathedrals. 60 reproductions from original water colours by W. 60 reproductions from original water colours by W. 60 reproductions from original water colours by W. French Cathedral. 60 reproductions from original water colours by Herbert Marshall. 56 reproductions from original water colours by Renei Binet. 58 reproductions from original water colours and paintings by W. Books on Architecture, Decoration and Illustration water color. helpful, so reminiscent as these same notes of color when viewed in of color plates, being copies of original water color drawings by [Illustration: OVIEDO. _The old Cathedral._] _South Door of the Cathedral._] _Door of the Cathedral._] [Illustration: AVILA.] _The Cathedral._] _The Cathedral._] _The Cathedral._] _The Cathedral._] _The Cathedral._] _The Cathedral._] _The Cathedral._] _The Cathedral._] _The Cathedral._] _The Cathedral._] _Interior of the Cathedral._] _Exterior of the Cathedral._]


id: 16485
title: A Year''s Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 1 (1777)
author: Thicknesse, Philip
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  is a dirty world, but like France, has a vast number of good things in are not many parts of France where a man, who has but little money, can In a very few days I shall leave this town, and having procured letters here a little; but I will only ask you, in which state think you man is France, you meet with an infinite number of people travelling on foot, great number of towns, villages, castles, _chateaux_, and farm-houses; to the General Post-office, where I went every day for my letters, I neither man, woman, or child came near us, till I asked for water, and days ill in that house; but was attended by the priests of the town with genteel-looking young man, said he came from _Italy_, and was going to with a great number of country houses, but the plain also affords a


id: 29591
title: Getting to know Spain
author: Day, Dee
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  little while to make money, like the Spanish shepherds who are so good The Romans liked Spain so much they stayed 500 years, but finally brought many new ways to the Spanish people. brought many new kinds of trees and flowers to Spain, like the date lovely land tempted other countries, and the Spanish people were called 1931, and the people who wanted Spain to set up a republic, like ours in Spain, you would see why the Spanish people love their country so much. pulled by a donkey, the way little Spanish girls might do. Bullfighters in Spain are the same heroes to Spanish boys and girls that of the reasons Spain has been called "the land where time stands still." Spain has joined the United Nations and Spanish boys and girls are eager If, in getting to know Spain, you have learned to like it, GETTING TO KNOW SPAIN


id: 16994
title: A Year''s Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 2 (1777)
author: Thicknesse, Philip
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  man attacked me on my way to or from the town, where I went every day, I beautiful, but near the town scarce any vegetation is seen; on all sides yet that Lady did not mean to deceive; but people often prefer the town four following letters, M.L.M.E. _Francis_ the First, passing thro'' _Avignon_, visited this tomb, and passed through so many great and little towns, and extensive provinces, Any young gentleman traveller, particularly _of the English nation_, who tell you on my journey onwards, that I visited a little town in Between these two towns we met an English servant, in a rich laced We made two little days'' journey from _Fontainbleau_ to _Paris_, a town peut-etre pas la meme signification ce que nous appellons Grelot est une petite cochette fermee que l''on attache aux hochets des enfans pour les C''est loin des faux plaisirs que l''on trouve les vrais.


id: 46301
title: Toledo, the Story of an Old Spanish Capital
author: Lynch, Hannah
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  _Detail, Tomb of King, Gospel Side of High Altar, Cathedral, Toledo_ 170 The most famous archbishop of Toledo under Gothic rule was San The Christian king sent a large army to Toledo under Gaton, Count walls of different towns, and for a time was Toledo again cowed. impressive in the days of the great councils of Toledo than in ours. to-day the historic scene is in relief on the glorious Puerta del Sol. Under Castillian rule Toledo''s supremacy could not continue without Toledo''s sympathy, the great queen visited the town immediately after Toledo was used to travellers in the days of her greatness for, near all Toledo''s history, Roman, Gothic, Moorish, Hebrew, and Christian, the who came to Toledo to fight the Moor, and remained to found the great Among the great men of Toledo buried in the church are the Counts of To-day there are three gates in the outer walls of Toledo, the _Puerta


id: 10924
title: The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain
author: Taylor, Bayard
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  crosses the hill behind the city, between the Forest of Pines and a long from this mountain that he saw the cloud, "like a man''s hand," rising from rose the blue line of the mountains--the hill-country of Judea. low hill, and at a distance appears like a stately place, but this offences in some mine on the coast of the Black Sea. Near the bottom of the village there is a large ruined building, now used eye passed directly over the city, to rest far away upon the lofty Dead Sea, though several miles of low hills remained to be passed. picture, with its long mass of white, dome-topped stone houses, stretching hills an hour more, we came out upon the town of Jenin, a Turkish village, Leaving the plain the next morning, we travelled due east all day, over hill we had a grand view, looking back over the plain, with the long line


id: 7470
title: Castilian Days
author: Hay, John
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  Though Madrid gives a picture in little of all Spain, it is not all the means of life that makes the young people of Madrid so prudent in duke lived in Paris, leading the rattling life of a man of the world. great-grandson Philip II., which in less than a century raised Spain to progress has there been in Spain from the middle ages to to-day in true greater than the Church, and that the law is above the king, the day of offering in honor of the good city of Madrid to kill the bull. Every 2d of May the city of Madrid gives up the day to funeral honors to On this day all Spain goes to church: it is one important city of the Roman Empire, and a great capital in the days of to-day the ardent young minds of the new Spain.


id: 40776
title: Poor Folk in Spain
author: Gordon, Cora
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  he was not coming home without having bought a good Spanish guitar by Medina station looked like an exaggerated cart-shed on a farm; two long You know the queer old drawings one finds in ancient books: towns like "One day that girl will be worth much money," said a man, with approval like old ivory, her eyes large caverns of gloom, and her mouth painted a "You speak very good Spanish," said Jan. "Blas," said a young, beautiful, though depressed-looking woman, "is not Luis went away, having said good night, for he had an engagement. Last of all came a little old woman--with a face seamed like a kindly across to Alverca, but with the good-byes the guitar playing girl said: old man, who answered that probably it would not come that day. "It seems a good guitar," said the man. all the occupants of the house, a young man, an old woman, a girl of


id: 41593
title: Unexplored Spain
author: Buck, Walter John
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  wild-geese and ducks, snipe, rabbit and hare, nay, perhaps a chance shot three miles an hour, yet seem to fly past half-seen water-plants. There are three methods of shooting wild-geese in the Spanish marismas to their gun in one day 100 ducks in the open marisma. early years of the present century the Spanish ibex appeared doomed loftier sierras their home by day is confined to rock and snow; by night confined to a single drive each day, the guns usually reaching their enjoys a bird''s-eye view of a world of wild mountain-land. [Illustration: TWO SPANISH IBEX SHOT IN SIERRA DE GRÉDOS, JULY, 1910. feature common to most forms of wild-shooting--such as duck-flighting, The following illustrates in outline a day''s bustard-shooting and Never since the date of _Wild Spain_ have we cast line on Spanish But these days of "free-shooting" have passed away, and the ibex Bird-nesting in Spanish wilds has


id: 34875
title: Spain
author: Webster, Wentworth
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  Of the five great rivers of Spain only one, the Ebro, pours its waters The remaining rivers of Spain--those which, descending from the great Madrid and other provinces; while gypsum, in which Spain is probably in which provinces nearly all the textile goods of Spain are produced. driest province of Spain, and the one in which the want of water is the south-eastern Spain; but from the growing importance of the Spanish city of Old Spain; the purest Spanish is said still to be spoken there, mountainous provinces of Spain, stretches on two sides of the chief Provinces into Spain, was of great consequence, and is now the point of capital of Spain, and is likely to become of great importance in the the provinces for the first time to the crown of Spain. great value to one of the richest wine and fruit districts of Spain. PROVINCES OF SPAIN AND THEIR POPULATION IN 1877.


id: 27252
title: The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia
author: Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
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  village round Seville on a feast-day; her emotions are purely human, and In a little town like Ronda, so entirely apart from the world, The houses are huddled against the churches, which look like portly remained as the Moors left them, the houses still are built round little natural ways of living, that it is possible still to spend long days, Seville the joy of life and the love of sunshine; but the old quiet houses with great banners of blue and white; and at night the silent, looked a little like the souls of infants dead. There are only five great bull-fights in a year at Seville, namely, on three very old women seated like witches round a _brasero_, the great walls and low, tiled roofs, looks like some old charter-house. the houses looked like long rows of tombs. things a little more easily: we English look upon life so very


