Excerpt from Untrodden Spain, and Her Black Country, Vol. 1 of 2: Being Sketches of the Life and Character, of the Spaniard of the Interior Mindful of the warning contained in the above oft-quoted anecdote, the writer of these pages has endeavoured rather to present to the reader a series of simple sketches from life, printed, as they were originally Written, with the rough edge full upon them, than to offer many observations or reflections of his o'wn upon the state of things he has attempted to depict. Like the solicitor above referred to, he has not been able to repress all his observations; but he' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.