_Information for the Visitor_
Most English visitors to Seville travel by way of Paris, Irún, the
Spanish frontier town, and Madrid. By this route the interesting towns
of Vittoria, Burgos, Valladolid and Segovia may be visited should the
tourist's time permit. Many travellers break their journey at Madrid,
spend a day or two in that city, and proceed by the night-express to
Seville. For comfort, it is advisable to take the south express _train
de luxe_ from the Quai D'Orsay, Paris. This train is made up of
first-class carriages only, and provided with sleeping berths, for which
there is an extra charge. By the ordinary express trains the journey is
slower, and the traveller has to provide his sleeping accommodation in
the shape of rugs and pillows. A pillow may be hired at most of the
large Spanish railway stations for one peseta, _i.e._, sevenpence
half-penny in British money.
Railway travelling in Spain is not luxurious. The first-class
compartments are usually stuffy, and at night they are ill-lighted,
while the second-class carriages will not compare with the English
third-class. Compartments of the _tercera clase_ (third-class) are
uncomfortable and cushionless. They may be used for short day journeys
in Spain by the stranger who wishes to come into touch with the people.
As a rule, the third-class passengers are quite orderly in behaviour,
and the foreigner need not fear to travel with them. Still, from the
point of view of comfort, the Spanish third-class cannot be recommended,
especially to ladies.
The journey by rail from Madrid is across the monotonous plains of La
Mancha, made world-famous by the exploits of Don Quixote, through
interminable olive gardens, wide grass meadows, and by groups of bare
and fantastic rocks, to ancient Córdova. Thence we reach the fertile
land of Andalusia, follow the windings of the clay-stained Guadalquivir,
and come into the district of the cactus and almond tree, and a
semi-tropical climate.
Before leaving the railway station square, the stranger must submit to
the inspection of his luggage by the customs' officers (_consumos_), who
are on the watch for taxed articles. Usually the search is a mere
formality, as English visitors are rarely regarded as 'suspects.' Assure
the officer that you have nothing to sell, and he will in most instances
refrain from overhauling your baggage.
Hotel omnibuses, cabs and outside porters await the arrival of every
train at the Estación de Cordoba. The fare for a one-horse carriage to
any part of Seville, with one or two passengers, is a peseta, and for
each piece of luggage the charge is from half-a-peseta to a peseta. The
driver expects a _propina_ ('tip') of at least half-a-peseta. Avoid
hotel touts and loafers who crowd outside the railway station.
_Hotels._--The majority of English and American visitors stay at the
Hôtel de Madrid, at the corner of the Plaza del Pacifico. It is a large
house, with a court in the Moorish style, adorned with palms. The
position is central. The boarding terms are from about twelve pesetas
per day, but the charge is from about fifteen pesetas in the spring
season. The Hôtel de Paris is also in the Plaza del Pacifico. Here the
tariff is about ten pesetas per diem, and the cuisine is of the
first-class Spanish order.
Smaller, but comfortable, hostelries are Hôtel de Roma and the Hôtel
Europa, with a pension tariff of ten pesetas. If the visitor desires to
see something of the life of Spanish people of the middle-class, he will
prefer to take up his quarters in one of the minor hotels. Such a house
is that of Juan Zamanillo, Hôtel de la Victoria, in the Plaza Nueva. The
charge here is from five pesetas a day, which includes a comfortable
bedroom, with clean linen and mosquito curtains to the bed, luncheon
(_almuerzo_), and dinner (_comida_). The Victoria is frequented by
English artists, and the proprietor is accustomed to English guests. The
head waiter is an intelligent man. In hotels of this order the sanitary
arrangements are Spanish. Even in the first-class houses of Spain these
arrangements need improvement. On the other hand, the rooms are
scrupulously clean, the cuisine very fair, and the bedrooms comfortable.
At most of the hotels there is an extra charge for the early breakfast
(_desayuno_), which consists of a cup of chocolate, flavoured with
cinnamon, or of _café con leche_ (coffee with milk), and a small roll
without butter. Many Spaniards take a cup of coffee in their bedrooms
about half-past eight in the morning, and do not eat until luncheon,
which is usually served in Seville from eleven till one. Visitors who
are accustomed to a substantial breakfast often find themselves somewhat
faint by the hour of _almuerzo_. The two meals are much alike in their
courses. Soup, fish, meat or poultry, salad, cream cheese of Burgos,
fried potatoes, various kinds of cakes and fruit are served at luncheon
and dinner. The table wine is provided free of charge, but it is often
of a very inferior quality, and should be used sparingly, especially in
hot weather. A cheap, palatable wine is the Rioja. Mineral waters can
be had at all the hotels and _cafés_.
At the Spanish houses, as distinguished from the hotels mostly
frequented by foreigners, Andalusian dishes form the chief part of the
_menu_. Shad, sea-bream and codfish, garnished with onions, are served
cold. _Pollo con arroz_ (fowl with rice), and curried rice, with cockles
and sausages, are favourite dishes. One course is usually composed of
stewed mutton, or beefsteaks grilled. The meal begins with eggs, boiled,
poached, or made into savoury omelettes. Those visitors who do not enjoy
the flavour of garlic should say to the waiter, "_No ajo, sirvase_,"
_i.e._, "No garlic, if you please," before ordering an omelette. In the
larger hotels the cookery is usually French, with an occasional dish of
the country.
_Cafés._--Spaniards spend a good share of their leisure time in the
_cafés_. In Seville the chief resorts of this kind are in the Calle de
las Sierpes, the Calle Tetuan, and the Plaza Nueva. It is the custom in
Spain to make business appointments and to arrange friendly meetings in
the _cafés_. The drinks are coffee, chocolate, tea, wines, liqueurs, and
mineral waters. Coffee is usually taken black, with cognac. The spirits
are _caña_, _agua ardiente_, and cognac. A favourite liqueur is
anisette. At some of these houses Bass's ale and Scotch whisky can be
obtained. The Spanish bottled cider (_sidra_) is a refreshing drink,
mixed with lemonade, in hot weather.
An English medical practitioner, Dr. Dalebrook, resides in the Calle
Albareda, leading out of the Calle Tetuan. A guide, whom I can recommend
as well-informed, is Señor Carlos Rudé, 22 Otumba. Señor Rudé is known
as "Charles" by the English visitors. He speaks English well, and can
obtain entrance to private collections of paintings in the city.
A large stock of interesting photographs of Seville, pictures and
characters is kept by Señor Julio Beauchy, 24 Calle de Rioja.
* * * * *
A LIST OF BOOKS UPON SEVILLE, OR CONTAINING REFERENCES TO THE CITY.
_History._
'Sevilla' (A volume in the series '_España_')--Don Pedro de
Madrazo.
'Annales de Sevilla'--Don Ortiz de Zuñiga.
'Sevilla Histórica,' etc.--By 'A Son of Seville.'
'Histoire des Arabes d'Espagne' (3 vols.)--De Circourt.
'Memoirs of the Kings of Spain' (5 vols.)--W. Coxe.
'History of Spain and Portugal'--Dunham.
'Ferdinand and Isabella'--Prescott.
'History of the Reformation in Spain'--T. M'Crie.
'The Ottoman and the Spanish Empires'--L. Ranke.
'History of the Reign of Philip II.'--R. Watson.
'Philip II.'--Prescott.
'Charles V.'--Armstrong.
'Recherches sur l'histoire et la littérature de l'Espagne'--Dozy.
'Spain'--H. E. Watts.
'The Moors in Spain'--S. Lane-Poole.
'The Inquisition'--Llorente.
'The Story of Spain'--E. E. and S. Hale.
'Historia de la Ciudad de Sevilla'--Joaquin Guichot.
'Historia de Sevilla'--Alonso Morgado.
'Antigüedades Prehistóricas de Andalucia'--Miguel de Gongora.
_Art._
'Descripción Artística de la Catedral de Sevilla'--Cean Bermudez.
'Seville Mosque Cathedral' (Paper Architect. Society)--R. H.
Carpenter.
'An Architect's Note Book in Spain'--D. Wyatt.
'Annals of the Artists of Spain'--Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell.
'Spanish and French Painters'--G. W. Smith.
'Velazquez'--G. C. Williamson.
'The Industrial Arts of Spain'--J. F. Riaño.
'La Giralda'--A. Alvarez Benavides.
'Alcázar de Sevilla'--J. Gestoso y Pérez.
'La Imprenta en Sevilla.'
'Velazquez: Life and Work'--G. H. Stokes.
'Renaissance Architecture and Ornament in Spain'--A. N. Prentice.
'Seville Cathedral' (article in 'Macmillan's Magazine,' May
1903)--Havelock Ellis.
_Literature._
'History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature' (2
vols.)--Bouterwek.
'History of Spanish Literature'--Ticknor.
'The Spanish Drama'--G. H. Lewes.
'Vida de Cervantes'--M. F. Navarette.
'Tipografía Española'--Mendez.
'Spanish Literature'--H. Butler Clarke.
'Life of Cervantes '--J. Fitz-Maurice-Kelly.
'Cervantes'--H. E. Watts.
_Social and General._
'Letters from Spain'--Doblado (Blanco White).
'Handbook for Spain'--R. Ford.
'Old Court Life in Spain'--F. M. Elliott.
'The Bible in Spain'--Geo. Borrow.
'Spanish Vistas'--G. P. Lathrop.
'Voyage en Espagne'--T. Gautier.
'Spain and Portugal' (Handbook)--Karl Baedeker.
'The Zincali'--Geo. Borrow.
'A Summer in Andalusia' (2 vols.)--R. Bentley.
'Seville' (article in 'Harper's Magazine,' March 1901)--Arthur
Symons.
'Spanish Cities'--C. A. Stoddard.
'The Land of the Castanet'--H. Chatfield-Taylor.
INDEX
A
Abdelasis, 19, 20.
Abdelgafar, 22.
Abdelmelic, 21, 22.
Abdelola, 19.
Abderahman I., 21.
Abu Abdallah, 24.
Abu el Kásim, 26.
Abu Said, Red King, 37.
Alcázar, 6, 23, 30, 35, 39, 61, 63, 65, 88, 110-128, 237.
Aleman, author, 139.
Alesio, painter, 101.
Alfonso, the Wise, 6, 34-36.
Almohades, 28, 30, 31, 32, 73, 110, 213.
Almoravides sect, 26-29.
Amalaric, 13.
Aqueduct, 11.
Archbishop's Palace, 205.
Arfian, artist, 153.
Arms of city, 241.
Augustus, 11.
Averroes, 25.
Avila, 5.
Ayub, 20.
Ayuntamiento, 63, 211.
B
Barca, Hamilcar, 8.
Bartolomé, San, church, 193.
Bazan, author, 144.
Berbers, 17, 18, 27.
Bermudez, 149, 179.
Bernardo, San, church, 194.
Bizet's _Carmen_, 141.
Black Prince, 42.
Blanco White, 59, 69.
Bonifaz, Admiral, 31-32.
Books relating to Seville, 266-268.
Borrow, George, 5, 140-141, 232.
Buckle, 26, 188.
Bull-fights, 225, 242-261.
Byron, 5, 139, 240.
C
Caballero, Fernan, author, 139.
_Cafés_, 265.
Campaña, painter, 107, 151-152, 163, 177, 237.
Cano, A., artist, 95-96, 160, 177.
Caridad Hospital, 161, 205-208.
Carlos V., 63, 123, 127, 128, 176, 187.
Caro, historian, 131.
Cartagena, 8.
Cartuja, 236.
Casa Abades, 202.
Casa Pilatos, 39, 62, 124, 132-134.
Casa Taveras, 201.
Casanova, sculptor, 91.
Catalina, Santa, church, 191.
Cathedral, 67, 73, 85-109.
Cato, 6.
Cepero, Don, 168, 209, 210.
Cervantes, 6, 67, 135-139, 212, 241.
Céspedes, artist, 103.
Cid, 28-30.
Columbus, Christopher, 6, 25, 43-46.
Columbus, Fernando, 106.
Columbus Library, 211.
Condé, historian, 24.
Córdova, 2, 20, 21, 41, 73, 81, 127, 263.
Corpus Christi, 230.
Court of Oranges, 73, 95.
Custodia, 102.
D
Dancart, artist, 105.
Dancing, 25, 231-232;
in cathedral, 228.
Delicias, 81.
Dello, painter, 147.
Don Quixote, 138.
Dunham, historian, 92.
E
Edward VII. at Seville, 71.
Egidius, Protestant preacher, 54.
El Begi, the Sage, 24.
El Greco, 107, 183.
Englishmen and Inquisition, 58-59.
English sailors, 239.
Ermenigild, 13-15.
Eslava, composer, 228-229.
Eyck, J. Van, 147.
F
Fabrica de Tabacos, 211, 236
Feria of Seville, 225-226;
street of, 235-236.
Fernandez, painter, 149, 205.
Fernando I., 27.
Fernando III., San, 31-34, 104, 113.
Finck, H. T., 220, 222, 252.
Fishermen of Seville, 239.
Floods in Seville, 2.
Frutet, F., painter, 183.
G
Gautier, 5, 86.
Gever, architect, 73.
Gil, San, church, 191.
Giordano, painter, 99.
Gipsies, 226, 232-234.
Giralda Tower, 23, 24, 70, 73, 77-82, 86, 95, 110, 237.
Golden Tower, 113.
Góngora, 135, 142.
Goya, 102, 107, 178, 197, 246.
Granada, 23
Guadalquivir, 1, 2, 5, 11, 21, 22, 69, 113, 224, 238, 243.
Guide to Seville, 265.
H
Hamilcar Barca, 8.
Hasdrubal, 8.
Hernandez, painter, 100.
Herrera, 96, 131, 137, 156, 163, 164, 179.
Herrera El Mozo, 155.
Horse racing, 224, 225.
Hospital Civil, 210.
Hotels, 263-265.
I
Ingunda, 14.
Inquisition, 49-60.
Isabella the Catholic, 42, 44, 48-51, 60, 61, 122.
Isidoro, San, 6, 13, 15-16, 193.
Italica, 8, 11, 12, 81, 176, 259.
J
James, Henry, 192.
Juan I., 121.
Julian, San, church, 194.
Justa and Rufina, 194-198.
Justi, Professor, 147, 172.
K
Keys of Seville, 33.
King of the Suevi, 14.
L
Lathrop, G. P., 220, 221.
Leal, Valdés, artist, 96, 99, 100, 160-161, 180, 209.
Leandro, San, 6, 13.
Lebrixa, scholar, 143, 144.
Leighton, Lord, 146, 149.
Leovigild, 13.
Library of Cathedral, 129.
Llorente, historian of Inquisition, 57-58, 60.
Lonja, 74, 205.
Losada, Doctor, 58.
Lucia, Santa, church, 193.
M
Macarena, suburb, 234, 235.
M'Crie, historian of Inquisition, 50, 54.
Magellan, 46, 47.
Majos of Seville, 219, 241.
Marcos, San, church, 190.
Maria de Padilla, 37, 41, 114.
Marmolejo, painter, 100, 153.
Maxwell-Stirling, 148, 157, 172, 183, 208.
Michelangelo, 105.
Miguel of Florence, 74.
Mir, 14.
Montañez, 67, 100, 108, 185, 186, 210, 228.
Moors, 22, 28, 30, 31, 62, 65, 66, 67, 69, 73, 77, 88, 109, 110,
113-114, 123, 124, 129, 132, 190, 202.
Morel, sculptor, 106.
Mosque of Seville, 20, 23, 73-82.
Motamid II., 28.
Mozart, 141.
Munebrega, inquisitor, 57.
Murillo, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 168-175, 177-179, 209;
statue to, 212.
Musa, 17, 19.
N
New World, discovery of, 25, 68.
Niculoso, designer, 117.
Novels of Cervantes, 135-139.
Nuñez, painter, 149.
O
Olmedus, 54.
Omnium Sanctorum, church, 191.
P
Pacheco, 67, 106, 108, 131-132, 154-155, 167.
Palomino, painter, 157.
Passion Plays, 231.
Paula, San, church, 191.
Pedro, the Cruel, 6, 36-42, 115, 120.
Pedro de Pampeluna, 146, 211.
Peninsular War, 71.
Philip II., 64, 115.
Philip III., 67.
Philip V., 67.
Phoenicians, 7-8.
Pizarro Hernando, 6, 47, 48.
Plague, 70, 71.
Plaza de Toros, 225, 253.
Ponce de León, 57.
Prado de San Sebastian, 51.
Prescott, 138.
Printing in Seville, 43.
Prosperity, 48, 49.
Puerto del Perdón, 74.
Puigblanch, 51.
R
Recared, King, 16.
Riaño, architect, 101, 103, 211.
Ribera, painter, 170.
Roderic, the Goth, 17, 18.
Roelas, artist, 99, 177, 179.
Roldan, artist, 108.
Romans, 8-12.
Romerias, 230.
Rossini's _Barber_, 141.
Roque, San, church, 193.
Rueda, dramatist, 130.
S
Sagrario, 77, 108.
Saints of Seville, 82, 194-198.
Salvador, San, church, 193.
Sanchez, artist, 148.
Schlegel, 13, 62.
_Semana Santa_, 228-230.
Siege of Seville, 32-34.
Sierpes, Calle de, 218, 219.
Silver Tower, 30.
Singing in _cafés_, 232.
Sturmio, artist, 95, 153, 163.
T
Tablas Alfonsinas, 103.
Tarik, 20.
Theudisel, 13.
Toledo, 199.
Torquemada, 57, 61.
Torriggiano, sculptor, 185.
Trajan, 12, 32.
Triana, 32, 24, 57, 232.
Trinidad, church, 194.
U
University of Seville, 62, 70, 210.
V
Valdés, Juan, painter, 207.
Valer, the Protestant, 52-54.
Vandals, 12.
Varela, artist, 194.
Vargas, fresco painter, 82, 101, 102, 107, 150, 151, 197.
Vasquez, painter, 153.
Velazquez, 165-168, 170, 212.
Visigoths, 17, 129.
Vos, painter, 183-184.
W
Walls of Seville, 11.
Watts, H. E., 17, 137.
Wilkie, David, 174.
Williams, Leonard, 225, 242, 245, 249, 253.
Wiseman, Cardinal, 141.
Witiza, 18.
Women of Seville, 219-222.
Wyatt, Digby, 134, 202, 205.
X
Xeres, 17.
Y
Yusuf, 21, 27, 28.
Z
Zuñiga, Ortiz de, 205, 266.
Zurbaran, 104, 156-159, 165, 169, 170, 177, 180-182, 211.
THE END
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A List of the Volumes in
The Mediæval Town Series
"_That most charming series of books._"--NOTES & QUERIES
"_There was ample room for a series which should put into the
traveller's hand a compact_ résumé _of what the research of local
historians had discovered and arranged. This series has gone far to
provide for this want. Such volumes as "Assisi" and "Florence" are
indispensable companion-volumes to Baedeker._"--TIMES
"_The series is one of the first-rate things in the bookmarket._"--DAILY
NEWS
"_An extremely pleasing series.... The volumes are fully illustrated,
and the letterpress, charmingly written, is a perfect mine of
information._"--GRAPHIC
"_The intelligent traveller has not been long in recognising their
worth._"--GUARDIAN
"_Brought out with the dainty care for both artist and reader that we
have a right to expect from Aldine House._"--SATURDAY REVIEW
"_For the library they are perfection, a pleasure to handle, as they are
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"_They are guide-books, books for study, and books for reference, and at
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_London: J. M. Dent & Co._
_Aldine House, Bedford Street, W.C._
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_List of Volumes_
_With numerous Topographical Drawings, Reproductions from Paintings and
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ASSISI. By LINA DUFF GORDON. Illustrated by HELEN M. JAMES and
NELLY ERICHSEN.{*}
[_Second Edition._
"Miss Duff Gordon has told the story of Assisi exceedingly well and
produced one of the very best volumes that have yet appeared in the
series."--_Times._
BRUGES. By ERNEST GILLIAT-SMITH. Illustrated by HERBERT RAILTON and
EDITH CALVERT.{**}
"The wonder is how Mr. Gilliat-Smith has so cleverly managed to outline
all this material, and to describe all to be seen within such narrow
limits."--_World._
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SYMINGTON and OTHERS.{**}
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_Mediæval Towns_
The enjoyment of foreign travel is so largely dependent upon the
sympathetic appreciation of the charms and treasures of the place
visited that a tour may be wholly marred by an indifferent or ignorant
guide; and so rarely is that charming companion to be found whose local
knowledge is co-extensive with his artistic instincts, that one has
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[Illustration: _Specimen Text Illustration_]
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Alterations in the text made by the etext transcriber:
Abdelgfar=>Abdelgafar
Abdelgafr=>Abdelgafar {2}
Gránada=>Granada
then it its pristine splendour=>then in its pristine splendour
Francico=>Francisco {2}
Alfonzo=>Aflonso {2}
she had seem a fight=>she had seen a fight
peceptions=>perceptions
The ascetic artist was born in Seville, in 1502, and died there about
the year 1658=>The ascetic artist was born in Seville, in 1502, and died
there about the year 1568
Capella de San Hermenegildo=>The Capilla de San Hermenegildo
Hermenigildo=>Hermenegildo {2}
Francisan Convent=>Franciscan Convent
Alcazár=>Alcázar {3}
Franciso Pacheco=>Francisco Pacheco
Emilio Pardo Bazan=>Emilia Pardo Bazan
mannnerists=>mannerists
Chasuble on San Ildefenso=>Chasuble on San Ildefonso
San Ildefenso=>San Ildefonso
Sacristiá=>Sacristía {numerous}
Calices=>Cálices {3}
La Anunciación de Neustra Señora=>La Anunciación de Nuestra Señora
Neustra Señora de la Concepción=>Nuestra Señora de la Concepción
Sacristia=>Sacristía {6}
Sacristiá de los Cálices=>Sacristía de los Cálices {2}
La Anunciación de Neustra Señora=>La Anunciación de Nuestra Señora
Martinez Moñtanes=>Martinez Montañes
Mahommedan=>Mohommedan
nine fountain=>nine fountains
cannnot=>cannot
Spaniard are conservative=>Spaniards are conservative
A suvival=>A survival
it Morisco remains=>its Morisco remains
Sevillaños=>Sevillanos
smart poople=>smart people
A bull is separted=>A bull is separated
'Sevilla Historica,'=>'Sevilla Histórica,'
'Antigüedades Prehistoricas de Andalucia'=>'Antigüedades Prehistóricas
de Andalucia'
'Descripción Artistica de la Catedral de Sevilla'=>'Descripción
Artística de la Catedral de Sevilla'
'Tipografia Española'=>'Tipografía Española'
Dukes of Alcala=>Dukes of Alcalá
Fábrica de Tabácos=>Fábrica de Tabacos
Domenico Theotocopuli & Dominico Theotocopuli=>Doménico Theotocópuli
Vìrgen de la Rosa=>Virgen de la Rosa
Erminigild=>Ermenigild
Cap de los Evangelestas=>Cap de los Evangelistas
Sevilla Historica=>Sevilla Histórica
Pedro Villegas Marmolego, 1520-1597=>Should be: Pedro Villegas
Marmolejo, 1519-1596.
Patio de los Naranjas=>Should be: Patio de los Naranjos
FOOTNOTES:
[A] This and other interesting pictures may be seen by applying to the
owner of the collection.
[B] In _Sevilla Histórica_ the names of Juan Norman, Alonso Rodriguez
and Gonzalo Rojas are mentioned as architects employed before 1507.
[C] _See_ chapters on 'the Churches' and upon the 'Artists of Seville.'
[D] There is an excellent Catalogue, with a short historical memoir of
each artist, which can be purchased at the entrance of the Museo, for
the trifling sum of one _peseta_. It is, of course, in Spanish.
[E] The titles of the pictures are given in Spanish in order to
facilitate their identification in the Catalogue.
[F] The picture has been recently presented to the Museo, by the Infanta
Da Maria Luisa Fernanda, and is only mentioned in the Catalogue, in a
short notice at the end of the book.
[G] See separate chapter.
End of Project Gutenberg's The Story of Seville, by Walter M. Gallichan