Since the journey was made, the Queen of Spain has fled, and the Emperor of France has perished from among men. But the social life of the nations remains the same from age to age.

The Alhambra is a type of the South. The Kremlin is a symbol of the North. Both of them are fortresses enclosing palaces: the glory of Spain in ruins, the pride of the North in its strength and beauty.

Vague and indefinite ideas of these wonderful edifices, and of the countries they represent, have been entertained by many, who may find in these pages pictures of things as they are, which the writer trusts are faithful and portable.

List of Illustrations.

The Generaliffe[Frontispiece.]
Bridge, Gateway, and Cathedral of Burgos[16]
The Cid[17]
The Escorial[22]
The Royal Palace, Madrid[40]
Toledo[54]
The Alcazar[59]
Cordova[82]
Court of Oranges, Cordova[87]
The Great Mosque, Cordova[89]
“La Geralda,” Seville[93]
She wept and told her Beads[96]
The Bull-Fight[101]
The Picador[106]
In the Alameda, at Malaga[118]
The Diligence[125]
Outer Wall of the Alhambra[130]
Portion of a Door[138]
The Vermilion Tower[142]
The Alhambra[156]
Geneva and the Rhone[166]
Merle d’Aubigné[167]
D’Aubigné’s Birthplace and Residence[169]
Lausanne, and the Lake of Geneva[171]
Castle of Chillon[173]
The Lake and City of Geneva[175]
Cathedral and Platform at Berne[182]
On the Lake of Thun[184]
Pilatus, Lake of Lucerne[190]
Monument to the Swiss Guard. (By Thorvaldsen)[195]
Tell’s Chapel, Lake of Lucerne[198]
Swiss Horn Blowers[211]
Peasants of Eastern Switzerland[212]
Female Costumes in Appenzell[217]
Death of the Chamois[231]
On the Rhine[241]
Aix-la-Chapelle[245]
Frankfort Dining-Table[269]
Polish Peasants[283]
Scene at Railway Station[294]
A Rainy Day in a Russian City[309]
Street Scene in a Russian City[315]
A Russian Porter[321]
The Kremlin[331]
Plan of the Centre of Moskva City[335]
The Russo-Greek Service[342]
Helsingfors[383]
Stockholm Steamers[396]
Upsala[413]
Costumes of Sweden[421]
Roxen Locks[435]
Travelling in Carioles in Norway[457]
Palace of Frederiksberg[462]
A Domestic Scene in Denmark[469]
Façade of the Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen[471]
Portrait of Thorvaldsen. (By Horace Vernet)[473]
Hamburg[480]
Home Again[482]

CONTENTS.

[CHAPTER I.]

GRANADA.