The Adventurer in Spain (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Crockett, S. R.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from The Adventurer in Spain All the pictures in "The Adventurer" were taken on the spot and at the moment, often under very disadvantageous circumstances of lighting and environment. None of the figures were posed, and the few who knew they were being taken sufficiently advertise the fact by their self-consciousness. By no means the finest photographs, technically, have been chosen, but solely those which illustrate the text. Whatever other merit these may lack, the little pictures reproduced here show Spain of to-day, especially in its wilder parts, with some variety and fulness. My hope is that these process blocks may also reflect in some measure the delight and happiness the author has had in sojourning so long among the most kindly and charming people in Europe. Finally, I consider it a debt which I am bound in honour to pay, that I should put it on record that all the photographs were taken with a half-plate hand camera, specially designed and manufactured for my purpose by Messrs. Newman & Guardia, of 92 Shaftesbury Avenue, London. Battered on many a mule-back, dumped into casual streams, roughly mended with wire and string, twice apprehended and incarcerated for high treason by officers of the law, explored in my absence by hands unskilful, maltreated in every possible way, this instrument remains at the close of seven years a war-worn veteran indeed, but not a whit the worse for any practical purpose. And as, most deservedly, it has my confidence, so also has it my affection. Two thousand five hundred miles have I carried it, with mine own hand or upon mine own back, through the burden and heat of a Spanish sun. Ill day and good day it has gathered memories for me, and I were the worst of ingrates did I not acknowledge it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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