How Long to Read Bridle Roads of Spain - A Journey from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees in 1852

How Long Does it Take to Read Bridle Roads of Spain - A Journey from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees in 1852?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 48 minutes to read Bridle Roads of Spain - A Journey from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees in 1852 by George Cayley

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Think of the words forgotten classic, then look at this book. For resting under the words Bridles Road of Spain is the most beautifully written equestrian travel account of the 19th century. Even in that age of bold and prolific Long Rider authors, no other work enjoyed this book s unique mixture of dashing exploits and enchanted writing. For this was no mere boy s own adventure. Rather, it was the keen-eyed memoir of a mounted poet, whose unique journey recorded a beloved country and then passed into literary oblivion itself. Oh, to be twenty-five, young and in love. For that was what George Cayley was, when he set out in 1852 to ride across one of the most romantic countries in the world. Accompanied by a fellow wandering spirit, the young Englishmen donned the dashing clothes of caballeros, bought two fiery steeds called the Moor and the Cid, then never looked back. Travellers seldom realize they are witnessing the passing of an age. Yet having just arrived from England, with its enthusiastic embrace of the mechanical marvels of the Victorian age, Cayley appreciated and wrote about the still-tranquil life he discovered in Spain. A student of the classics, he wrote movingly about the landscape before the intrusion of the motorized age. The young horseman saw no trains, just lonely mountains. He found few good roads, but plenty of sun-swept villages. He enjoyed scanty fare, but mixed with jubilant people. His journey took him through a slumbering Espana, from brooding Gibraltar, past glorious Granada, round Ronda, across Segovia and on to the peaks of the Pyrenees. Thus, it was while he was intoxicated with the magic of Spain, that Cayley stumbled on the birthplace of that country s greatest literary work of art. At the village of Argamasilla del Alba, the young writer made a pilgrimage to the cellar where Don Quixote had been written. It was there, in a damp, underground cell that Miguel Cervantes had penned the magnificent novel, while draped in chains. The words Cayley wrote about Cervantes and Don Quixote serve as a signpost to us today. Rare heart, bright focus of human sympathies, which in one book couldst stuff so much good-fellowship, and wit, and truth, that all thy fellow-men, generation after generation, must go on reading it for ever and a day; while every one of the millions who read, feels towards thee as a personal friend, the Englishman wrote about the Spaniard. Those kind words, written to enshrine the deeds of his fellow author, now ring true when applied to Cayley s masterpiece of equestrian travel literature.

How long is Bridle Roads of Spain - A Journey from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees in 1852?

Bridle Roads of Spain - A Journey from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees in 1852 by George Cayley is 284 pages long, and a total of 72,136 words.

This makes it 96% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bridle Roads of Spain - A Journey from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees in 1852 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 34 minutes to read Bridle Roads of Spain - A Journey from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees in 1852 aloud.

What Reading Level is Bridle Roads of Spain - A Journey from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees in 1852?

Bridle Roads of Spain - A Journey from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees in 1852 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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