Excerpt from A Year in Spain, Vol. 1 of 2: By a Young American

Giving his Satanic Majesty due credit for the tempts tion mentioned in our motto, the present work originated in a desire to convey some notion of the manners and custoins of the Spanish nation. The writer found much that was peculiar and interesting in them, and was thence led to think, that what had furnished so much pleasure in the immediate study, might not be wholly unattractive when contemplated through the secondary medium of description. Though this object should not be attained by the work now offered to the public, it may, perhaps, serve to attract attention to a country which, though inferior to none' in interest, has been almost entirely neglected by tourists.

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