Destination: Spain
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Travel Literature
Much ink has been spilled on the subject of Spain by its observers, both foreign and local. For books on Spanish history, art and architecture, see the appropriate chapters.
Written in 1845, Richard Ford's classic A Handbook for Travellers in Spain not only tells us how things once were in places we see now, but also has us chortling as its irascible English author is by turns witty, informative and downright rude.
Between Hopes and Memories: A Spanish Journey by Michael Jacobs is an amusing and personal reflection on contemporary Spain.
Jimmy Burns' book A Literary Companion - Spain is an entertaining tour of the country as seen through the eyes of a phalanx of writers and other notables down through the years.
Our Lady of the Sewers by Paul Richardson is a highly mirthful story, if at times a trifle hard to believe, in which the author goes in search of the strange but true.
Robert Hughes' book Barcelona is the Australian art critic's account of the Catalan capital, told with mordant wit and a keen eye. It remains the most incisive portrait in English of the city's past and its art.
Madrid by Elizabeth Nash is an informative, entertaining and joyfully written account of various aspects of the city's past and present - the perfect introduction to the city.
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