Further Reading

• The Story of Spain by Mark Williams: For a readable and thorough - but not over-long - account of Spanish history, this text is hard to beat.
• The New Spaniards by John Hooper: This is an engrossing account of Spanish society and culture.
• Homage to Barcelona by Colm Tóibín: A fascinating study of Spanish culture, Barcelona-style.
• Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes: This 17th-century tale about an errant knight's adventures along the blurry line between fantasy and reality is considered to be the first novel.
• Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell: Orwell's recounting of his first-hand experience fighting the fascists during the Spanish Civil War makes for riveting, revealing reading.

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