Patrañas; or, Spanish Stories, Legendary and Traditional

by Rachel Harriette Busk

POPULAR.

• [Carlo Magno and the Giant] 6
• [El Conde Sol] 20
• [Simple Johnny and the Spell-bound Princesses] 24
• [Turian and Floreta] 45
• [The Blood-stain of the Alcázar of Seville] 63
• [The Adventures of Doña Josefa Ramirez y Marmolejo] 67
• [The Steeple of Coveña] 89
• [Another Fair Maid of Zaragoza] 96
• [Juanita the Bald; or, A Daughter’s Love] 107
• [Starving John the Doctor] 123
• [Ramon the Discontented] 131
• [The Ballad-maker and the Boot-maker] 140
• [El Clavel] 143
• [The Ill-tempered Princess] 148
• [The Hermit and the Fig-tree] 159
• [Too Clever by Half] 171
• [The Wind’s Story] 173
• [What Ana saw in the Sunbeam] 181
• [The Pedro Jimenez Grape] 201
• [St. Martin in Spain] 209
• Marvellous Stories.
• —I.
• [St. Michael’s Feather] 213
• Marvellous
• ,,
• Stories.
• ,,
• II.
• [“Eyes to the Blind”] 214
• Marvellous
• ,,
• Stories.
• ,,
• III.
• [The Floating Chest] 215
• Marvellous
• ,,
• Stories.
• ,,
• IV.
• [The Whale of the Manzanáres] 216
• [The Sun of Wittenburg] 218
• [Merino] 219

MarvellousStories.	—I.	[St. Michael’s Feather] 213
Marvellous ,, Stories. ,,	II.	[“Eyes to the Blind”] 214
Marvellous ,, Stories. ,,	III.	[The Floating Chest] 215
Marvellous ,, Stories. ,,	IV.	[The Whale of theManzanáres] 216

LEGENDARY.

• [King Vamba] 221
• [Doña Terea] 228
• [The Irish Princess] 234
• [El Conde Fernan Gonzalez] 245
• [The First Tunny Fishing] 249
• [“Where One can Dine, Two can Dine”] 254

CABALLERESCO.

• [Hormesinda] 261
• [Filial Love before all] 265
• [Raguel; or, The Jewess of Toledo] 276
• [Don Jaime de Aragon] 283
• [Don Alonso de Aguilar] 286
• [The Black Charger of Hernando] 291
• [The Infante Don Henrique and the Lions] 299
• [Blanca the Haughty] 303

MORESQUE.

• Moorish Remnants.
• —I.
• [Issy-ben-Aran] 323
• Moorish
• ,,
• Remnants.
• ,,
• II.
• [Móstafa Alvilá] 326
• Moorish
• ,,
• Remnants.
• ,,
• III.
• [The Emir in search of an Eye] 329
• Moorish
• ,,
• Remnants.
• ,,
• IV.
• [Yussuf’s Friend] 332
• Moorish
• ,,
• Remnants.
• ,,
• V.
• [The Sultana’s Perfumer-in-Chief] 335
• [El Moro Santon] 337

MoorishRemnants.	—I.	[Issy-ben-Aran] 323
Moorish ,, Remnants. ,,	II.	[Móstafa Alvilá] 326
Moorish ,, Remnants. ,,	III.	[The Emir in search of an Eye] 329
Moorish ,, Remnants. ,,	IV.	[Yussuf’s Friend] 332
Moorish ,, Remnants. ,,	V.	[The Sultana’sPerfumer-in-Chief] 335