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Francisco de Quevedo : The Visions of Don Quevedo

'I found a good deal of amusement in looking over the engravings in a Spanish volume, called, I think, "The Visions of Don Quevedo". It was, of course, a book from which I could get but little information in the way of reading. The plates, however, told a tolerably clear story, and my host, who had learned something of the Spanish language, gave me such explanations as were necessary to my fully comprehending the meaning of the illustrations.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Carter      Print: Book

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