Chapter I: Preface

If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone. I have described the cities and peoples of Europe entirely from my own personal observation. In no instance have I described a country without visiting it. I trust that this admission will not in any way injure my reputation as a traveller, or as a journalist.

GEO. R. SIMS.

LONDON,

_September 1, 1895_.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. IN BORDEAUX 1

II. IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY 13

III. FROM BIARRITZ TO BURGOS 26

IV. MADRID 41

V. SEVILLE 65

VI. GRANADA AND CORDOVA 84

VII. COSAS DE ESPAÑA 95

VIII. OFF TO AFRICA 102

IX. ALGIERS 110

X. SAINTS AND SINNERS 122

XI. MONTE CARLO 137

XII. GENOA 154

XIII. FLORENCE 166

XIV. ROME 177

XV. NAPLES 190

XVI. VENICE 216

XVII. MILAN 222

XVIII. A REVOLUTION IN TICINO 227

XIX. LOCARNO 238

XX. BERLIN EN PASSANT 251

XXI. PRAGUE 258

XXII. VIENNA 269

XXIII. BUDAPEST 278

XXIV. A MAD KING’S PALACE 291

XXV. HOLLAND 295

XXVI. ANTWERP AND BRUSSELS 305

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