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A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home: Describing the Country and Cities, the Natives and their Manners

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home: Describing the Country and Cities, the Natives and their Manners
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Ford
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
Series part Volume No. Volume 2
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:522
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreClassic travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9781108037549
ClassificationsDewey:914.60472
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations 1 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 15 December 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Targeted at both intrepid travellers and 'readers at home', this two-volume account of Spanish history, topography and culture by Richard Ford (1796-1858) combines the rigour of a gazetteer with the humour and pace of a private travel diary. First published in 1845, as part of John Murray's series of guidebooks, the work made an immediate impact upon the reading public, and it was celebrated in the press as the 'most comprehensive and accurate account of that country' hitherto produced. Starting in the Kingdom of Leon, and again using a series of hand-picked routes, Volume 2 leads readers to the pilgrim shrine of Santiago de Compostela and through Galicia and the Basque provinces, introducing them to castles, universities, art collections and the 'inhospitality of Madrid'. The result is an engaging account that will be of interest to modern tourists and historians alike.