A Traveller's Companion to Madrid

by Hugh Thomas

Overview

A vivid portrait of Madrid—ideal for the cultured tourist or armchair traveler.

Hugh Thomas, best known for his authoritative analysis of the Spanish Civil War, has chosen from diaries, letters, memoirs and novels ranging across five centuries of Madrid's history. The anthology brilliantly evokes the drama and personalities of the past by drawing on eyewitness accounts and commentaries from both visitors and inhabitants including Beaumarchais, Beckford, Alexandre Dumas, Goya, Victor Hugo, Hemingway, Napoleon and scores of others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623716684
Publisher:	Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/03/2024
Series:	Interlink Traveller's Companions
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Hugh Thomas’s The Spanish Civil War is considered a classic work. His other books include a study of Goya’s painting 2 May 1808, The Cuban Revolution, An Unfinished History of the World, Armed Truce, and The Conquest of Mexico.

Editorial Reviews

All the essential spirit of Madrid – somber, aristocratic and tinged with violence.”

“Outstanding . . . a tour de force.”

“A fascinating companion.”

"Ideal for the cultured tourist . . . a vivid portrait."

From the Publisher

Outstanding . . . a tour de force.” 

Geographical Journal

All the essential spirit of Madrid – somber, aristocratic and tinged with violence.” 

Bloomsbury Book Guide

A fascinating companion.” 

Tablet

"Ideal for the cultured tourist . . . a vivid portrait."

Times Literary Supplement