Spanish Highways and Byways
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- First published
- 1900
- Pages
- 261
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A ferry crossing at Pasajes brings Katharine Lee Bates close to the working life of a Basque fishing village. She describes houses pressed between hillside and tide, children playing in the streets and a tableware factory whose worker answers a question with a bitter remark about hardship. These observations belong to a wider account of travel in Spain, beginning with a border crossing in February 1899. Low wages, demanding fieldwork and migration challenge the easy stereotype of Spanish idleness.
Bates calls her book a record of impressions, and its contents move between architecture, public celebrations, art and local customs. Chapters take in the Alhambra, Passion Week in Seville, Toledo and the Basque provinces. The excerpt concerning Madrid's patron saint, San Isidro, recounts traditions of charitable gifts, prayer and kindness to animals.
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Book facts
- Author
- Katharine Lee Bates
- First published
- 1900
- Reading time
- About 9 hours
- Pages
- 261
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Travel Memoir
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online