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A Traveller's Companion to Madrid: New edition

A Traveller's Companion to Madrid: New edition

by Hugh Thomas (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

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Synopsis

The Earl of Clarendon describes 17th century bullfights; Salvador Dali plays a surrealist joke on a snooty barman at the Ritz; Rubens visits the Alcazar; Manet is at the Prado; generals and anarchists


meet in the Puerta del Sol. Hugh Thomas has chosen these and other vivid snapshots of Madrid's history from diaries, letters, memoirs and novels across five centuries to evoke the city's drama and life.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Publisher: Robinson
Published: 24 Mar 2005
ISBN 10: 184529100X
ISBN 13: 9781845291006

Media Reviews
All the essential spirit of Madrid -- sombre, aristocratic and tinged with violence. * Bloomsbury Book Guide *
Outstanding . . . a tour de force. * Geographical Journal *
Author Bio
Hugh Thomas's The Spanish Civil War is now 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.