Gatherings from Spain (Annotated)

Gatherings from Spain distils Richard Ford's celebrated observations on Spanish life into a vivid mosaic of travel, history, manners, and national character. Moving from roads, inns, food, and costume to bullfighting, religion, art, architecture, and regional identity, the book combines practical knowledge with antiquarian learning. Its style is urbane, witty, digressive, and sharply pictorial, be...