VIII. THE DESERT AND THE SOWN 97 IX. THE COAST OF CATALONIA IN AUTUMN 104 X. AN EASTERN VILLAGE 108 XI. OFF THE EAST COAST OF SPAIN 112 XII. THE JUDGING OF THE WATERS 120 XIII. SEVILLE IN WINTER 125 XIV. FROM A SEVILLE HOUSETOP 129 XV. FEBRUARY IN ANDALUCÍA 134 XVI. SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF SPANISH LITERATURE 142 XVII. THE POEM OF THE CID-- i. A Primitive Masterpiece 153 ii. Valencia del Cid 157 XVIII. A PRISONER OF THE SPANISH INQUISITION-- i. Novedades 163 ii. Salamanca University 165 iii. In a Valladolid Dungeon 169 iv. Ex forti dulcedo 178 XIX. THE MODERN SPANISH NOVEL-- i. Revival. Fernán Caballero 185 ii. 1870-1900 191 iii. In the Twentieth Century 201 XX. NOVELS OF GALICIA 214 XXI. NOVELS OF THE MOUNTAIN-- i. “Savour of the Soil” 222 ii. “On the Heights” 231 XXII. CASTILIAN PROSE 239 XXIII. TOLEDO AND EL GRECO 244 INDEX 259 THE MAGIC OF SPAIN I SPANISH CHARACTER I.--STRAY OPINIONS