A Traveller's Companion to Madrid: New edition
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These include Beaumarchais, Beckford, Luis Bunuel, Alexandre Dumas, Goya, Victor Hugo, Hemingway, Napoleon, and scores of others. The Duke of Wellington walks in the shady Paseo del Prado in 1812; bullfights are viewed in the 17th century by the great historian the Earl of Clarendon; in more recent times Salvador Dali plays a surrealist joke on a snooty barman at the Ritz. There are glimpses of Rubens in the Alcazar, Manet at the Prado, generals and anarchists in the Puerta del Sol, and Casanova and Trotsky in prison. A richly satisfying mixture that provides both an introduction to the city and an essence of the spirit of place.
Author: Hugh Thomas
Format: Paperback, 352 pages, 130mm x 197mm
Published: 2005, Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom
Genre: Travel & Holiday Guides: General
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These include Beaumarchais, Beckford, Luis Bunuel, Alexandre Dumas, Goya, Victor Hugo, Hemingway, Napoleon, and scores of others. The Duke of Wellington walks in the shady Paseo del Prado in 1812; bullfights are viewed in the 17th century by the great historian the Earl of Clarendon; in more recent times Salvador Dali plays a surrealist joke on a snooty barman at the Ritz. There are glimpses of Rubens in the Alcazar, Manet at the Prado, generals and anarchists in the Puerta del Sol, and Casanova and Trotsky in prison. A richly satisfying mixture that provides both an introduction to the city and an essence of the spirit of place.
A Traveller's Companion to Madrid: New edition