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The Fortunate Isles

by Mary Stuart Boyd

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Mary Stuart Boyd and her artist husband rent a house in Palma and settle in to learn the Balearic Islands. She writes about housekeeping with Majorcan servants, the fair at Inca, the old monastery of Valldemosa, the historic buildings of Palma, and their journeys on to Minorca and Ibiza by small boat and steamer.

A charming picture of the islands a century ago, illustrated by A. S. Boyd. Download the free EPUB.

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