For the Index I am indebted to Mr. G. H. Holden, Assistant Librarian at All Souls’ College, Oxford.
ROWLAND E. PROTHERO.
CONTENTS
| [CHAPTER I: SEVILLE] (NOVEMBER 1830-MAY 1831) | |
|---|---|
| PAGE | |
| Political Condition of Spain—Ford as a Traveller—Lifeat Seville—Journey to Madrid by Diligence—DonQuixote’s Country—Return to Seville | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II: THE ALHAMBRA] (MAY-NOVEMBER 1831) | |
| The Alhambra—Addington’s Visit—Tour to Alicante,Valencia, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Madrid—Return tothe Alhambra | [34] |
| [CHAPTER III: SEVILLE REVISITED] DECEMBER 1831-DECEMBER 1832 | |
| Return to Seville—Execution of Torrijos—Question ofSpanish Intervention in the Affairs of Portugal—Tarifa—Salamancaand North-Western Spain—Successionto the Spanish Crown | [68] |
| [CHAPTER IV: SEVILLE AND GRANADA] (JANUARY-SEPTEMBER, 1833) | |
| Seville—Granada—Tetuan—Festivities at Madrid—Returnto England | [109] |
| [CHAPTER V: EXETER] 1833-1837 | |
| Death of Ferdinand VII.—Exeter—Projected Book onSpain—Purchase of Heavitree House—Marriage ofLord King and of Addington—First Article in theQuarterly Review—Death of Mrs. Ford | [133] |
| [CHAPTER VI: HEAVITREE, NEAR EXETER] (1837-1845) | |
| Literary Work—Engagement and Second Marriage—Articlesin the Quarterly Review—Preparations fora Tour on the Continent—Promise to Write theHandbook for Travellers in Spain—Delays andInterruptions—George Borrow—Reviews of theZincali and the Bible in Spain—Suppression of theFirst Edition of the Handbook—Final Publication—TheFelicidade | [158] |
| [CHAPTER VII: HEAVITREE AND LONDON] 1845-1858 | |
| Success of the Handbook—Gatherings from Spain—Illnessand Death of his Wife—Marriage withMiss Mary Molesworth—Telbin’s “Diorama of theDuke of Wellington’s Campaigns”—Francis ClareFord and the Diplomatic Service—Death of Sir WilliamMolesworth—Failing Health—Marriage of ClareFord—Last Article in the Quarterly Review, andLast Letter to Addington—Death at Heavitree,August 31st, 1858 | [201] |
| [INDEX]:[A],[B],[C],[D],[E],[F],[G],[H],[I],[L],[M],[N],[O],[P],[Q],[R],[S],[T],[U],[V],[W],[X],[Y],[Z] | [221] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| PAGE | |
| [Richard Ford (æt. 35)] | [Frontispiece] |
| From a Sketch in Chalk by J. L. Lewis, R.A. | |
| [“Jaca Cordovese,” 1832] | [Facing 9] |
| From a Sketch by J. L. Lewis, R.A. | |
| [Bill payable to the Duke of Wellington against money received by Richard Ford from the Duke’s Spanish Estates] | [“ 36] |
| [Patio de los Leones] | [“ 40] |
| From a Drawing by Harriet Ford, 1832. | |
| [Patio de la Mezquita] | [“ 82] |
| From a Drawing by Harriet Ford, 1832. | |
| [A Shooting Excursion] | [“ 108] |
| From a Sketch by J. L. Lewis, R.A. (Lewis rides in front, Ford in the middle, José Boscasa on a baggage donkey.) | |
| [Harriet Ford, first wife of Richard Ford] | [“ 156] |
| [Richard Ford (æt. 43)] | [“ 172] |
| From a Picture painted in Rome by Antonio Chatelain, 1840. | |
| [Margaret Henrietta Ford] | [“ 186] |
| From a Water-colour Sketch by Marianne Houlton, 1854. | |
| [Lady Ford, mother of Richard Ford] | [“ 206] |
| From a Painting by Ramsay Richard Reinagle, R.A. | |
| [Doña Margarita Mariana of Austria, wife of Philip IV. of Spain] | [“ 218] |
| From the Painting by Velasquez in the possession of Richard Ford. |