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Author Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890, author.

Title The women are more beautiful than any I have ever seen : Heinrich Schliemann's travels through Spain in 1859 / edited by Wout Arentzen & Maaike van Asch
Published Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource (233 pages)
Series The Schliemann diaries ; 4
Schliemann diaries ; 4
Contents Intro -- Blank Page
Summary In the fourth part of 'The Schliemann Diaries' we follow Heinrich Schliemann, the famous 19th century trader, traveller and archaeologist, on his travels through Spain in 1859. The original diary was written mainly in Spanish with a small portion in Arabic. This publication contains an introduction, an English translation and a transcription of the diary. During his third journey to the Orient (1858-1859), Schliemann fell in love with a Canadian girl. Since he was already married, this love was doomed from the start but it made Schliemann far from happy when he returned home to St. Petersburg. He found it impossible to remain with his Russian wife and decided to cheer himself up by taking a trip through Spain. In this diary we see Spain through the eyes of a wealthy tourist who is not afraid of some discomfort. Alongside some melancholy thoughts about his hopeless love for the young Canadian, he keeps his eyes wide open for the attractions of the Spanish girls who are, according to him, the most beautiful in the world.00Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) was a shrewd trader and in later life one of the most famous archaeologist of the 19th century
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 30, 2019)
Subject Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 -- Travel -- Spain
Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 -- Diaries
SUBJECT Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 fast
Subject HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
Travel
Spain
Genre/Form Diaries
Form Electronic book
Author Arentzen, Wout, editor.
Asch, Maaike van, editor
ISBN 9789088906954
9088906955