Search Results for ‘Spain’, ‘Travel Writing & Other Literature’, ‘Travel Writing’ - 23 matches found

Death in the Afternoon

First published in 1932, Hemingway's account of the Corrida world still grips the reader for its rendition of the life of the matadors.

Our Lady of the Sewers and Other Adventures in Deep Spain

Paul Richardson's mission - "to sieve out the ancient, perverse and eccentric from the new, nice and normal" - took him from coastal plain to mountainous peak. It also took him, often, by surprise.
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South From Granada

Between 1920and 1934, Gerald Brenan lived in the remote Spanish village of Yegen, and “South from Granada” depicts his time there, vividly evoking the essence of his rural surroundings and the Andalucian...

Spanish Steps: Travels with my Donkey

Being larger than a cat, the donkey is the kind of animal Tim Moore is slightly scared of. Yet intrigued by epic accounts of a pilgrimage undertaken by one in three medieval Europeans, and committed...

The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories

The Snows of Kilimanjaro contains some of Hemingway's most acclaimed and popular early works of fiction. In all these stories, which are partly autobiographical, men and women of passion live, fight...

Trans-Iberian Challenge - Cycling Through Spain

A travelogue that will inspire many cyclists, young and not, to follow in the steps of these two friends that decided over a pint of beer to get back on their bikes and travel the length of Spain. Full...

Voices of the Old Sea

Shortly after the Second World War Norman Lewis made three successive summer visits to the remote Catalan fishing village of Farol, in the Costa Brava.
His book is a moving account of the hardships...

Ghosts Of Spain

“Ghosts of Spain” has been subtitled “Travels Through a Country’s Hidden Past” and the book is just that: a highly affecting travelogue through modern day Spain and its recent history.
The appearance...

Guerra

From Jason Webster, the author of contemporary classic “Duende”, comes “Guerra”, the story of an accidental journey into Spain’s past as Webster stumbles upon the horrors of the Spanish Civil War.
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On Foot to the End of The World

In “On Foot to the End of The World” René Freund introduces the reader to the stunning visual landscapes he encounters along the way of St James; the people he meets and the hardships he suffers. He...

Roads to Santiago

A pilgrimage through ten centuries of Spanish art, literature, architecture, politics and history by the distinguished Dutch poet and novelist.
"This book is a gem, or rather like the city of Toledo...

Spain: Body and Soul

“Spain: Body and Soul” is a book that will wash your senses in Spain.
You will see the shop windows in Madrid displaying pig's trotters, the famous serrano ham or typical Spanish sweet cakes. You will...

As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning

"As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning" is the second in Laurie Lee's autobiographical trilogy, following "Cider With Rosie", and covers Lee's travels as a young man through Spain on the eve of the...

Spanish Lessons

Spanish Lessons is Derek Lamberts brilliant and humorous evocation of the culture and lifestyle of Spain and its people, in which he experiences the rewards and frustrations of being a stranger in...

Andalus: Unlocking the secrets of Moorish Spain

Jason Webster attempts to uncover the secrets of Moorish Spain.

Duende

When Jason Webster heads off for Spain in search of “duende”, the intense emotional state - part ecstasy, part desperation - so intrinsic to flamenco, he has no idea what to expect.
What he finds is...

Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia

A charming and insightful account of the everyday dramas associated with running a farm in Spain. As well as his own story Chris Stewart tells the stories of his neighbours: peasant farmers, new age...

Homage to Barcelona

A celebration of Barcelona, moving from the city's origins and expansion to more recent history and the lives of its famous inhabitants. Written with deep knowledge and affection.

Homage to Catalonia

Republished in the Contemporary Penguin Classics series, this book remains one of the best accounts of the Spanish Civil War.

The Pilgrimage to Santiago

First published in 1974, this is a classic account of one of Europe's most stirring journeys. Following the route by car and by foot, Mullins recounts the legends and explores the ideological dimension...