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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... George Borrow , as George Borrow has himself given the world to understand . When this polyglot gentleman appeared before the public as a devout agent of the Bible Society in foreign parts , there was one burst of laughter from all who ...
... George Borrow , as George Borrow has himself given the world to understand . When this polyglot gentleman appeared before the public as a devout agent of the Bible Society in foreign parts , there was one burst of laughter from all who ...
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... George Borrow , The Bible in Spain . John Murray , 1930. p.4 3. I am indebted to the Bible Society which gave me ... George Borrow , Eccentric 1. See chapters 85-100 in Lavengro and chapters 1-15 in The Romany Rye ( George Borrow ...
... George Borrow , The Bible in Spain . John Murray , 1930. p.4 3. I am indebted to the Bible Society which gave me ... George Borrow , Eccentric 1. See chapters 85-100 in Lavengro and chapters 1-15 in The Romany Rye ( George Borrow ...
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... George Borrow in Seville , Granada and Cordoba " , George Borrow Bulletin No 24 , Autumn 2002 , p.64 . Ann Ridler makes the point that Urquhart “ clearly detested Borrow . " Nonetheless , his " attack " on 314 In the Footsteps of George ...
... George Borrow in Seville , Granada and Cordoba " , George Borrow Bulletin No 24 , Autumn 2002 , p.64 . Ann Ridler makes the point that Urquhart “ clearly detested Borrow . " Nonetheless , his " attack " on 314 In the Footsteps of George ...
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Introduction | 1 |
A Huge Ruinous City | 6 |
George Borrow Eccentric | 14 |
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