FAMILIAR SPANISH TRAVELS

By W. D. Howells

ILLUSTRATED
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
MCMXIII
COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY HARPER & BROTHERS
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PUBLISHED OCTOBER. 1913

TO M. H.

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CONTENTS


[ FAMILIAR SPANISH TRAVELS ]

[ I. AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL APPROACHES ]

[ II. SAN SEBASTIAN AND BEAUTIFUL BISCAY ]

[ III. BURGOS AND THE BITTER COLD OF BURGOS ]

[ IV. THE VARIETY OF VALLADOLID ]

[ V. PHASES OF MADRID ]

[ VI. A NIGHT AND DAY IN TOLEDO ]

[ VII. THE GREAT GRIDIRON OF ST. LAWRENCE ]

[ VIII. CORDOVA AND THE WAY THERE ]

[ IX. FIRST DAYS IN SEVILLE ]

[ X. SEVILLIAN ASPECTS AND INCIDENTS ]

[ XI. TO AND IN GRANADA ]

[ XII. THE SURPRISES OF RONDA ]

[ XIII. ALGECIRAS AND TARIFA ]




ILLUSTRATIONS


[ 01 Puerta Del Sol—gate of the Sun—toledo ]

[ 02 The Casino, San Sebastian, Looks out Upon The Curving Concha and The Blue Bay ]

[ 03 The Sea Sweeps Inland in a Circle of Blue, to Form The Entrance To The Harbor, San Sebastian ]

[ 04 Groups of Women on Their Knees Beating Clothes in the Water ]

[ 05 The Iron-gray Bulk of The Cathedral Rears Itself from Clustering Walls and Roofs ]

[ 06 The Tomb of Donna Maria Manuel ]

[ 07 A Burgos Street ]

[ 08 A Street Leading to the Cathedral ]

[ 09 The University of Valladolid ]

[ 10 Church of San Pablo ]

[ 11 The House in Which Philip Ii. Was Born ]

[ 12 The Bull-ring, Madrid ]

[ 13 Guard-mount in the Plaza de Armas, Royal Palace, Madrid ]

[ 14 Riches of Gray Roof and White Wall Mark Its Insurpassable Antiquity ]

[ 15 An Ancient Corner of the City ]

[ 16 The Bridge Across The Yellow Tagus ]

[ 17 The Town and Monastery of Escorial ]

[ 18 The Pantheon of The Kings and Queens Of Spain ]

[ 19 The Ancient City of Cordova ]

[ 20 The Bell-tower of The Great Mosque, Cordova ]

[ 21 Gateway of the Bridge, Cordova ]

[ 22 In Attitudes of Silent Devotion ]

[ 23 The Cathedral and Tower of The Giralda ]

[ 24 Ancient Roman Columns Lifting Aloft the Figures of Hercules and Caesar ]

[ 25 Gardens of the Alcazar ]

[ 26 The Court of Flags and Tower Of The Giralda ]

[ 27 To the Alhambra ]

[ 28 The Court of The Lions ]

[ 29 Looking Northwest from the Generalife over Granada ]

[ 30 Looking Across the New Bridge (300 Feet High) over The Guada-laviar Gorge, Ronda ]

[ 31 View of Algeciras ]