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THE FASCINATION OF SPAIN | | Spain the Home of Romance—The Conservatism of the 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 | 13–57 | | CHAPTER II
THE SPANISH PEOPLE | | The Character of the People—Their Quietness and 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 | 58–92 | | CHAPTER III
TOWN LIFE IN SPAIN | | Toledo, the Type of the Spanish City—Its Architectural 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 | 93–129 | | CHAPTER IV
TOWN LIFE IN SPAIN (continued) | | Madrid: its Situation—The Old Town—The Rastro—The New Town—The Puerta del Sol—CafÉs—The Aguadores—The Prado Park—The Theatre—Spanish Children—The Museums—The Picture-galleries | 130–152 | | CHAPTER V
COUNTRY LIFE IN SPAIN | | Life in a Spanish Posada—Spanish Peasants—The Toilers 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 | 153–203 | | CHAPTER VI
SPANISH ART | | Spanish Art the Reflection of the Spanish Temperament—The 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 | 204–231 | | CHAPTER VII
ABOUT MANY THINGS | | The Real Spirit of Spain—The Spiritual Instinct of the Race—The Escorial—Spanish Beggars—The Spaniard belongs to the Past, but also to the Future | 232–252 | | Index | 253–254 |
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