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

This 1843 travelogue, describing Spain and its 'exotic' population, was hugely successful with early Victorian readers.

George Henry Borrow (Author)

9781108009973, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 1 April 2010

400 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.51 kg

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. In this first volume, Borrow describes his arrival at Lisbon, his impressions of cities including Madrid and Cordoba and his interactions with the local population, including Gypsies, whose culture he found particularly fascinating. The book, at once an exotic travelogue and a document revealing the religious tensions of the period, was enthusiastically received by early Victorian readers.

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.

Subject Areas: Church history [HRCC2]