The Bible in Spain: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman, in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula
1712
The Bible in Spain: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman, in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula
1712
The Bible in Spain, published in 1843 by George Borrow, chronicles his experiences as a Bible salesman in Spain from 1835 to 1838 during the Carlist Civil War. The narrative combines personal anecdotes with cultural observations, highlighting the challenges he faced from the Roman Catholic Church and political opposition while attempting to circulate the Scriptures. Borrow's vivid descriptions of Spanish towns and his encounters with diverse characters provide insights into the religious and social landscape of 19th-century Spain, making this work a significant account of faith and cultural exchange.
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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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