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| [CHAPTER I.] | |
|---|---|
| SUNDAY AT TOURS—LA COLONIE DE METTRAY—BEAUTIFUL DORDOGNE—AFRENCH PARSONAGE—THROUGH THE LANDES—THESOPORIFIC EFFECTS OF ARCACHON | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF LUGGAGE—THE COMFORTS OF SPANISHRAILWAY TRAVELLING—OUR LIBRARY—FROM THE TROPICSTO THE STEPPES—GREGORIA AND ISIDORA—JOURNEY TOMADRID | [24] |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| THE GAIETY OF MADRID—THE IMPERATIVENESS OF TEETOTALISMTHERE—THE QUEEN AND THE ROYAL BIRTHDAY—ROADS ANDRIVER-BANKS—APROPOS OF BULLS | [41] |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| VELASQUEZ, THE PAINTER OF MEN—MURILLO, THE PAINTER OFANGELS—RIBERA, THE PAINTER OF INQUISITORS—ZURBARAN,THE PAINTER OF MONKS—GOJA, THE HOFFMANN OF SPANISHART—THE QUIETUDE OF THE GALLERIES | [63] |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| A LEAR OF CITIES—GOTHIC, ROMAN, AND MOORISH REMAINS—COMMENTARIESON STREET’S GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE AND ON TOLEDANLANDLORDS—TILES, AND A DISCOURSE THEREON | [81] |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| A MIDNIGHT HALT—ITS CHARMS AND COUNTER-CHARMS—DONQUIXOTE’S COUNTRY—THE SLEEP AT CORDOVA—WE WAKEIN THE EAST—SHOPPING | [108] |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| “THE SWEETEST MORSEL OF THE PENINSULA”—COB-WALLS ORTHE HOUSE THAT CAIN BUILT—PALMS—THE GOOD WORKS OFTHE SISTERS—THE PRIESTS AND THE PEOPLE—IS SPAINUTOPIA? | [134] |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| “A BOAT, A BOAT, MY KINGDOM FOR A BOAT!”—THE VICTIMS OF ATUNNY-FISH—SENOR BENSAKEN SPEAKS HIS MIND, AND WEARE REPROVED—RUNNING WATERS—HOWLINGS OF TARSHISH—PEPA’SFAMILY | [158] |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| DAYS IN THE ALHAMBRA—THE GRANDEUR WITHOUT AND THEBEAUTY WITHIN—“CIELED WITH CEDAR, AND PAINTED WITHVERMILION”—AZULEJOS AND ARTESONADOS—MR. OWEN JONES’HANDBOOK | [175] |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
| PIGS, VULGAR AND ARISTOCRATIC—THE GIPSY CAPTAIN BEWITCHESUS—WE GO DOWN TO THE POTTER’S HOUSE—A FAMILY DANCE—ANAWFUL DISCOVERY—A BOOKSELLER OF TARSHISH | [187] |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | |
| THE ARCHBISHOP BLESSES THE ENGINE, AND WE HELP HIM—DELIGHTFULLOJA—A FUNNY DINNER—STARLIGHT, TWILIGHT,MORNING | [209] |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
| WE GET TO ALGECIRAS, AND ARE MADE WRETCHED—THE FATSPANIARD AND THE LEAN ENGLISHMAN—A RED-LETTER DAYAT GIBRALTAR—THE LIGHTS—ADIEU TO EUROPE | [222] |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| A BRIDAL PARTY—HORRIBLE STORIES—A LONG DAY—THE CAIDAND THE DRIVER—A NEW ATMOSPHERE—TCLEMCEN | [239] |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| TCLEMCEN, THE GRANADA OF THE WEST—ARAB POETS—THECHILDREN—THE MOKBARA—SIDI BOU MEDIN—MANSOURA—PHILO-ARABES—TEMPTATIONSIN TCLEMCEN | [253] |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | |
| HOSPITABLE ORAN—CHRISTMAS DAY AT LE SIG—THE LAST OF THEPHALANSTERIANS—BARRAGES—THE MALARIA—ABD-EL-KADER’SMOSQUE—SAIDA | [270] |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | |
| OPINIONS, CIVIL AND MILITARY—A LOOK TOWARDS THE SAHARA—WILDGEESE—OUR SPAHIS, AND THE CARE THEY TAKE OF US—ANORMANDY APPLE-ORCHARD IN AFRICA—NEW YEAR’SDAY | [287] |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | |
| RAIN—HOW TO CARRY ONE’S WARDROBE—AN ENGLISH LADY’SOPINIONS ON THE ARABS—WILD BIRDS—THE EARTHQUAKE | [304] |
CHAPTER I.
SUNDAY AT TOURS.—LA COLONIE DE METTRAY.—BEAUTIFUL DORDOGNE.—A FRENCH PARSONAGE.—THROUGH THE LANDES.—THE SOPORIFIC EFFECTS OF ARCACHON.