A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain
A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain, written by George Borrow in the early 19th century, serves as a companion piece to his earlier work, The Bible in Spain. This essay combines travel literature, religious commentary, and personal reflection, offering insights into the social and political landscape of Spain during Borrow's travels. Through vivid descriptions and historical anecdotes, Borrow critiques Spain's socio-political dynamics, using metaphors to express his complex feelings of admiration and disillusionment with the country and its people.
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“Those who wish to make themselves understood by a foreigner in his own language, should speak with much noise and vociferation, opening their mouths wide. Is it surprising that the English are, in general, the worst linguists in the world, seeing that they pursue a system diametrically opposite? For example, when they attempt to speak Spanish, the most sonorous tongue in existence, they scarcely open their lips, and putting their hands in their pockets, fumble lazily, instead of applying them to the indispensable office of gesticulation. Well may the poor Spaniards exclaim, These English talk so crabbedly, that Satan himself would not be able to understand them.””
— George Borrow
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