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| Introduction | [xi] |
| My Cid pledges two Coffres full of Sand to theJews Rachel and Vidas—Twelfth Century | [1] |
| The Cowardice of the Infantes of Carrion when theLion breaks loose—Thirteenth Century | [4] |
| The Cat turned Nun—Fourteenth Century | [8] |
| The Madman in the Bath—Don Juan Manuel | [10] |
| The Naked King—Don Juan Manuel | [10] |
| “Not even the Day of the Mud?”—Don Juan Manuel | [16] |
| The Taming of the Shrew—Don Juan Manuel | [18] |
| A Long Tale—Fifteenth Century | [22] |
| Electio Nulla Debet Esse in Malis—Fifteenth Century | [23] |
| The Biter Bit—Fifteenth Century | [23] |
| Calisto is smitten with Melibea’s Charms—Rodrigo Cota | [26] |
| Love and Death | [31] |
| The Eaten Pancake—Lope de Rueda | [33] |
| The Fair Celibate—Gil Vicente | [36] |
| “The Table-Book and Travellers’ Joy”— | |
| The Rustic and the Lackeys | [38] |
| The Contrary Wife | [40] |
| An Affectionate Wife | [42] |
| Chastise with Good Words | [42] |
| The Accommodating Farmer | [44] |
| The Accommodating Lord | [44] |
| Diamond Cut Diamond | [44] |
| The Best Hour to Dine | [45] |
| The Best Wife in the World | [45] |
| A Pious Wish | [45] |
| “The Book of Jokes”—Travellers’ Tales | [54] |
| Tales of Rogues— | |
| Lazaro declareth whose Son he was—Hurtado deMendoza | [57] |
| How Lazaro serves a Blind Man—Hurtado de Mendoza | [58] |
| Lazaro is Servant to a Priest—Hurtado de Mendoza | [60] |
| A Tailor would fain learn of Guzman to writehis Name, or to make Firma, or Mark, and the Reason why—Mateo Aleman | [70] |
| Episode of the Officious Physician—Mateo Aleman | [71] |
| Of the Pleasant Life Guzman led among hisBrethren, and an Account of his Visit to Gatea—Mateo Aleman | [72] |
| Of the Wicked Old Housekeeper, and the firstknavish pranks Paul played at Alcala—Quevedo | [79] |
| Estebanillo acts on the Cardinal’s Birthday!—EstebanilloGonzalez | [86] |
| The Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha—MiguelCervantes | [90] |
| The Lovers’ Ruse—Lope de Vega | [128] |
| Aunts—Jacinto Polo | [131] |
| The Miser Chastised—Doña Maria de Zayas | [132] |
| The Market of Ancestors—Velez de Guevara | [139] |
| Vision of the Last Judgment—Gomez de Quevedo | [141] |
| The Revenge of Don Lucas—Francesco Rojas de Zorrilla | [155] |
| The Mayor of Zalamea—Calderon de la Barca | [160] |
| The Simple Grooms—Santos | [178] |
| Portuguese Epitaphs and Sayings—Seventeenth Century | [180] |
| La Tarasca and the Carriers—Santos | [181] |
| Pedigree of Fools—Seventeenth Century | [183] |
| The Famous Preacher, Friar Blas | [184] |
| The Musical Ass—Yriarte | [187] |
| The Bashful Shepherdess—Iglesias | [189] |
| The Bear, the Ape, and the Pig—Yriarte | [189] |
| The Frog and the Hen—Yriarte | [190] |
| Mariquita the Bald—Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch | [191] |
| Pulpete and Balbeja; or, an Andalusian Duel—EstébanezCalderón | [207] |
| Seville—José Zorrilla | [213] |
| After the Bull-Fight—Mesonero Romanos | [213] |
| Delights of a Madrid Winter—Wenceslao Ayguals de Izco | [216] |
| In the Earlier Days of Photography—M. Ossorio yBernard | [218] |
| The Old Castilian—Mariano José de Larra | [221] |
| A Demagogic Journalist—Antonio Maria Segovia | [233] |
| A Cat Chase during the Siege of Gerona—Perez Galdos | [238] |
| A Well-won Dish of Cherries—Perez Galdos | [242] |
| First Love—Emilia Pardo Bazan | [246] |
| The Account Book—Pedro Antonio de Alarcon | [254] |
| Sister Saint Sulpice—A. Palacio Valdés | [261] |
| Pepita—Juan Valera | [275] |
| If She could only Write—Campoamor | [288] |
| Doctor Pertinax—Leopoldo Alas | [291] |
| A Few Thoughts on Light—José Selgas | [300] |
| Epigrams | [302] |
| Folk-Tales | [305] |
| Miracles of St. Isidro, Patron-Saint of Madrid | [309] |
| The Wedding-Night | [313] |
| Father Cobos’ Hint—Juan Martinez Villergas | [316] |
| Popular Songs | [318] |
| Proverbs | [321] |
| Anecdotes | [325] |
| Eccentricities of Englishmen—A. Ribot y Fontserré | [329] |
| Newspaper Humour | [332] |
| Humorous Advertisements | [338] |
| At the Theatre | [341] |
| Notes—Critical and Biographical | [345] |