Chapter I: Front Matter

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[Picture: Women at the Al-Mida Fountain in the Patio De Los Naranjos,
Cordova]

THINGS SEEN IN
SPAIN

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BY
C. GASQUOINE HARTLEY

AUTHOR OF
“RECORD OF SPANISH PAINTING,” “MOORISH CITIES
IN SPAIN,” ETC.

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WITH FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS

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LONDON
SEELEY, SERVICE & CO. LIMITED
38 GREAT RUSSELL STREET
1912

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THINGS SEEN IN VENICE
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THINGS SEEN IN NORTHERN INDIA
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THINGS SEEN IN SPAIN
BY C. GASQUOINE HARTLEY. _With 50 Illustrations_

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THINGS SEEN IN JAPAN
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CONTENTS {0}

PAGES CHAPTER I THE FASCINATION OF SPAIN Spain the Home of Romance—The Conservatism of the 13–57 People—Spain the most Democratic of Countries—The Tradition of Chivalry—The Cid—Spain the Connecting Link between Europe and Africa—The Place of the Moor in the Country To-day—The Gardens of Granada—The Bull-fight: its National Importance—Spanish Dancing CHAPTER II THE SPANISH PEOPLE The Character of the People—Their Quietness and 58–92 Sobriety—Their Cruelty—This the Result of their Stoicism and Indifference to Pain—These the Qualities of a Strong and Primitive People—The _Feria_, the Holiday of the Sevillians—Religion: its Place in the National Life—The Dance of the _Seises_—Holy Week in Seville—Religious Processions—The _Paseos_ CHAPTER III TOWN LIFE IN SPAIN Toledo, the Type of the Spanish City—Its Architectural 93–129 Monuments—The Intermingling of Arab and Christian Art—Granada—The Alhambra—Cordova—The Great Mosque—Seville, the City of Pleasure—The Special Character of the Streets—The _Café’s_ and Shops—The Typical Andalusian—The Parks—The _Sevillanas_—Spanish Courtship—The Houses of Seville—The _Patios_—The Home-life of the Sevillians—Spanish Hospitality CHAPTER IV TOWN LIFE IN SPAIN (_continued_) Madrid: its Situation—The Old Town—The Rastro—The New 130–152 Town—The Puerta del Sol—_Cafés_—The _Aguadores_—The Prado Park—The Theatre—Spanish Children—The Museums—The Picture-galleries CHAPTER V COUNTRY LIFE IN SPAIN Life in a Spanish _Posada_—Spanish Peasants—The Toilers 153–203 of the Field and other Workers—The _Cigarreras_ of Seville—The _Kermesse_ in the Esclava Gardens—The Love of Festivals—Easter Day in a Spanish Village—Third-class Travelling—Wild Life in Spain—Fishing in the Country Districts CHAPTER VI SPANISH ART Spanish Art the Reflection of the Spanish Temperament—The 204–231 Great Buildings of Spain—Spanish Gothic—Its Realistic Naturalness, its Massiveness and Extravagance—The Churches, the Real Museums of Art Treasures—Polychrome Sculpture—Spanish Painting—Its Late Development—Its Special Character—Its Strength, its Dramatic and Religious Character