SPAIN ON FIFTY DOLLARS

By Sydney A. Clark '12. New York, Robert M. Mcßride & Cos.

This title does not refer to a trip from New York to Spain and return for the sum mentioned. Seeing Spain on fifty dollars consists of buying a third class ticket, preferably one allowing 3000 kilometers of travel, and in a trip of ten to fourteen days, beginning and ending at the frontier, seeing as much as one's limited means will allow. The author describes general conditions of travel in Spain, and gives an account of the places of interest that can be reached in a short time and comparatively inexpensively from the various points of entry into the country. He believes that such a trip will surely whet one's appetite for more.

Mr. Clark has himself traveled extensively in Spain and his information is up-to-date. Most of the book and the best of it consists of his own experiences and observations. The Spanish words and phrases, except for the frequent omission of written accents, are generally correct. The misprints are few. The style is breezy and colloquial. The book is frankly written for a person visiting the country for the first time, and nothing is taken for granted. Since the traveler for whom he writes must select his route with care, Mr. Clark wisely confines his descriptions to those places easily reached from the point of entry. The remote or inaccessible, though also worth while, are necessarily excluded. The excellent and evocative drawings by Edward C. Caswell which illustrate the book would be made more useful to the novice by a clear indication of what they represent.

The book as a whole is interesting and entertaining. While written for a person inexperienced in Spanish travel, it will prove useful for those who plan to exceed the limits of time and expense that it sets. Mr. Clark is thoroughly interested in his subject and writes with real and justified enthusiasm. Most of the book is solidly based on personal experience and observation that lend it vividness and make it more convincing.