The Bible in Spain 3 Volume Paperback Set

Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

George Henry Borrow (Autor)

Media-Kombination

1212 Seiten

2010
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-01000-9 (ISBN)

Infos

In this lively three-volume account first published in 1843, the British adventurer and agent of the Bible Society, George Henry Borrow, describes his travels in Spain during the 1830s distributing the scriptures. The book's mixture of exotic travelogue and anti-Catholic sentiment proved very popular with early Victorian readers.

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George Borrow (1803–1881) was a British author, adventurer, and agent of the Bible Society whose journeys in the mid-nineteenth century took him to both Russia and Spain. His experiences are reflected in books including The Zincali (1841) and his best-known publication, The Bible in Spain (1843). Described by Borrow as 'the journey, adventures, and imprisonment of an Englishman in an attempt to circulate the scriptures in the peninsula', it is mostly a compilation of his voluminous correspondence with the Bible Society. Borrow describes his impressions of several Spanish cities and his interactions with the local population, including Gypsies, whose culture he found particularly fascinating. He discusses his efforts to publish and distribute the New Testament among Spanish Catholics and recounts his resulting arrest and imprisonment. The book, an exotic travelogue and a document revealing the religious tensions of the period, was enthusiastically received by early Victorian readers.

Inhalt

Volume 1: 1. Man overboard; 2. Boatmen of the Tagus; 3. Shopkeeper at Evora; 4. Vexatious delays; 5. The college; 6. Cold of Portugal; 7. The Druids' stone; 8. Elvas; 9. Badajoz; 10. The gypsy's granddaughter; 11. The Pass of Mirabete; 12. Lodging at Madrid; 13. Intrigues at court; 14. State of Spain; 15. The steamer; 16. Departure for Cordova; 17. Cordova; 18. Departure from Cordova. Volume 2: 1. Arrival at Madrid; 2. Illness; 3. Departure from Salamanca; 4. Dueñas; 5, Astorga; 6. Departure from Astorga; 7. Villafranca; 8. Lugo; 9. Compostella; 10. Skippers of Padron; 11. Arrival at Padron; 12. Autumnal morning; 13. Coruña; 14. Martin of Rivadeo; 15. Oviedo; 16. Departure from Oviedo; 17. Departure from Salamander; 18. State of affairs at Madrid; 19. Euscarra. Volume 3: 1. The prohibition; 2. The two gospels; 3. Ofalia. 4; Maria Diaz; 5. Liberation from prison; 6. Villa Seca; 7. Aranjuez; 8. Return to Spain; 9. Work of distribution resumes; 10. Termination of our rural labours; 11. Projected journey; 12. The solitary house; 13. Night on the Guadalquivir; 14. Cadiz; 15. The jolly hostler; 16. Genoese mariners; 17. Again on board; 18. The mole; 19. The Mahasni; 20. Strange trio.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2010
• Reihe/Serie: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion
• Verlagsort: Cambridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 324 x 250 mm
• Gewicht: 1900 g
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-108-01000-8 / 1108010008
• ISBN-13: 978-1-108-01000-9 / 9781108010009
• Zustand: Neuware