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The Bible in Spain, Volume 2

George Henry Borrow

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. . .hat was not hard by some rich town or village, or was not a regular resort for all the idle people in the neighbourhood.  Hermits are not fond of living in dingles, amongst wolves and foxes; for how in that case could they dispose of their poultry?  A hermit of my acquaintance left, when he died, a fortune of seven hundred dollars to his niece, the greatest part of which he scraped up by fattening turkeys.”

At the top of this bellota we found a wretched venta, where we refreshed ourselves, and then continued our journey.  Late in the afternoon we cleared the last of these difficult passes.  The wind began now to rise, bearing on its wings a drizzling rain.  We passed by Soto Luino, and shaping our course through a wild but picturesque country, we found ourselves about nightfall at the foot of a steep hill, up which led a narrow bridle-way, amidst a grove of lofty trees.  Long before we had reached the top it had become quite dark, and the rain. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Not just Spanish travel writing but also travel writing in general at its absolute best and one of the books that began the travel guide business.

Borrow, therefore, is to travel writing what Thucydides is to history. An old text, an old style and one of the very first to do so.

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