In the Footsteps of George Borrow: A Journey Through Spain and PortugalSignal Books, 2007 - 326 páginas George Borrow - brilliant linguist, expert on gypsy culture and author of Wild Wales (1862) - remains an enigmatic character whose fiction and travel writing mix autobiography and invention. From 1835 to 1840, he worked as an agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society, attempting to distribute Protestant Testaments in fiercely Catholic Spain. The outcome of this controversial and risky enterprise is The Bible in Spain, an account of his wanderings published in 1843. In the Footsteps of George Borrow brings to life the scenery and culture of Spain as well as the complex personality of the man who described it in the 1830s. In the course of his travels, Guy Arnold considers Borrow's ambiguous religious beliefs, his avowed taste for the social lowlife and his mysterious liaison with a widow from Norfolk. He also compares modern Spain with that of Borrow's time and finds - civil war and brigandage apart - that much remains surprisingly the same. |
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... English or her assumption that I was English than by her accent which was brummagem rather than Portuguese . " I'll have a glass of wine , please . You speak very good English , ” I added . “ Well , my custom comes from there ; my ...
... English or her assumption that I was English than by her accent which was brummagem rather than Portuguese . " I'll have a glass of wine , please . You speak very good English , ” I added . “ Well , my custom comes from there ; my ...
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... English tea and , in a manner of speaking , I got one . Having passed numerous signs extolling the merits of English pubs , I discovered a solitary sign in a side street , which announced teas served , and so took a seat at a pavement ...
... English tea and , in a manner of speaking , I got one . Having passed numerous signs extolling the merits of English pubs , I discovered a solitary sign in a side street , which announced teas served , and so took a seat at a pavement ...
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... English School . " The English School ! " She had not heard of it , so I enlightened her : " It was established in the reign of your King Philip II , in 1590 , " I said and added , for good measure : " We used to come here for other ...
... English School . " The English School ! " She had not heard of it , so I enlightened her : " It was established in the reign of your King Philip II , in 1590 , " I said and added , for good measure : " We used to come here for other ...
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Introduction | 1 |
A Huge Ruinous City | 6 |
George Borrow Eccentric | 14 |
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