Publisher's Synopsis
This is a record of the author's journey in 1927, when he walked 300 miles across Spain, from Badajoz on the Portuguese border to Vigo in the north. He describes a country isolated from the outside world, where many people had never seen a foreigner, a land of great poverty but also one of unfailing courtesy, hospitality and lively curiosity.;V.S.Pritchett is also author of "A Cab at the Door", "Midnight Oil", "The Spanish Temper" and "London Perceived" as well as several collections of short stories.
