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The Humour of Spain

by Susette M. Taylor

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  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2My Cid Pledges Two Coffres Full of Sand to the Jews Rachel and Vidas
  3. 3The Cowardice of the Infantes of Carrion When the Lion Breaks Loose
  4. 4The Cat Turned Nun
  5. 5The Madman in the Bath
  6. 6The Naked King
  7. 7“Not Even the Day of the Mud?”
  8. 8The Taming of the Shrew
  9. 9A Long Tale
  10. 10Electio Nulla Debet Esse in Malis
  11. 11The Biter Bit
  12. 12Calisto Is Smitten With Melibea’s Charms
  13. 13Love and Death
  14. 14The Eaten Pancake
  15. 15The Fair Celibate
  16. 16“The Table-Book and Travellers’ Joy”
  17. 17“The Book of Jokes”
  18. 18Tales of Rogues
  19. 19Estebanillo Acts on the Cardinal’s Birthday!
  20. 20The Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha
  21. 21Cervantes Takes a Merry Leave of Life
  22. 22The Lovers’ Ruse
  23. 23Aunts
  24. 24The Miser Chastised
  25. 25The Market of Ancestors
  26. 26Vision of the Last Judgment
  27. 27The Revenge of Don Lucas
  28. 28The Mayor of Zalamea
  29. 29Act I — Scene I — Country Near Zalamea. Enter Rebolledo, Chispa, an…
  30. 30Scene III — Isabel’s Garret. Isabel and Ines
  31. 31The Simple Grooms
  32. 32Portuguese Epitaphs and Sayings
  33. 33La Tarasca and the Carriers
  34. 34Pedigree of Fools
  35. 35The Famous Preacher, Friar Blas
  36. 36The Musical Ass
  37. 37The Bashful Shepherdess
  38. 38The Bear, the Ape, and the Pig
  39. 39The Frog and the Hen
  40. 40Mariquita the Bald
  41. 41Pulpete and Balbeja; or, an Andalusian Duel
  42. 42Seville
  43. 43After the Bull-Fight
  44. 44Delights of a Madrid Winter
  45. 45In the Earlier Days of Photography
  46. 46The Old Castilian
  47. 47A Demagogic Journalist
  48. 48A Cat Chase During the Siege of Gerona
  49. 49A Well-Won Dish of Cherries
  50. 50First Love
  51. 51The Account Book
  52. 52Sister Saint Sulpice
  53. 53Pepita
  54. 54If She Could Only Write
  55. 55Doctor Pertinax
  56. 56A Few Thoughts on Light
  57. 57Epigrams
  58. 58Folk-Tales
  59. 59Miracles of St. Isidro, Patron-Saint of Madrid
  60. 60Father Cobos’ Hint
  61. 61Popular Songs
  62. 62Proverbs
  63. 63Anecdotes
  64. 64Eccentricities of Englishmen
  65. 65Newspaper Humour
  66. 66Humorous Advertisements · At the Theatre — Notes Critical and Biogr…

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