The Land of the Blessed Virgin 1905 William Heinemann

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Record Number	MMC_NF_LBV1905WH
Title	The Land of the Blessed Virgin. Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia
Title - Alternative	Andalusia. Sketches and Impressions. [in Alfred A. Knopf 1920 edition]
Creator	W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)
Format	Print Book
Genre / Form	Non-Fiction
Publisher	London : William Heinemann
Date	January 1905
Language	English
Physical Description	p. [ii] ads., [frontispiece], [tissue guard], p. [v] dedication "TO VIOLET HUNT", pp. vii–viii Contents, 228 pages | 21 cm | Hardback
Identifier - Edition	First edition, first binding variant
Identifier - Cover Colour (Approximate)	#215F69 (Blue Dianne), parchment spine (which has gone so dirty that the colour is unrecognizable) & gold letters
Identifier - Dust Jacket	None
Identifier - Other Catalogues	Stott A8
Description - Table of Contents	I. The Spirit of Andalusia II. The Churches of Ronda III. Ronda IV. The Swineherd V. Medinat Az-Zahrā VI. The Mosque VII. The Court of Oranges VIII. Cordova IX. The Bridge of Calahorra X. Puerta del Puente XI. Seville XII. The Alcazar XIII. Calle de las Sierpes XIV. Characteristics XV. Don Juan Tenorio XVI. Women of Andalusia XVII. The Dance XVIII. A Feast Day XIX. The Giralda XX. The Cathedral of Seville XXI. The Hospital of Charity XXII. Gaol XXIII. Before the Bull-Fight XXIV. Corrida de Toros—I. XXV. Corrida de Toros—II. XXVI. On Horseback XXVII. By the Road—I. XXVIII. By the Road—II. XXIX. Ecija XXX. Wind and Storm XXXI. Two Villages XXXII. Granada XXXIII. The Alhambra XXXIV. Boabdil the Unlucky XXXV. Los Pobres XXXVI. The Song XXXVII. Jerez XXXVIII. Cadiz XXXIX. El Genero Chico XL. Adios
Notes	Stott notes 3 binding variants. It took Maugham 7 years before he found a publisher for this book, although by that time he was already dissatisfied of how Heinemann handled the promotion of his books. Years later, Maugham commented on his puerile attempt to describe the sensations that Spain left him, a place that continued to absorb him for the rest of his life. He went back to write about Spain in Don Fernando, a mature effort in capturing the country, its people, and its literature. And his last novel Catalina sets in Spain during its Golden Age. Though more well-known as Ford Madox Ford's lover, Violet Hunt was Maugham's for a period, and they parted friends. It has been pointed out that she was the model for Norah Nesbit in Of Human Bondage. In 1908, Hunt dedicated her most successful novel White Rose and Weary Leaf to Maugham. Alec Waugh commented on Maugham's kindness to Hunt at a party when Hunt was down and out, in 1922.
Subject	Andalusia (Spain) -- Description and travel.
Cost	£20 in 2010 6s. in 1905 | 1,250 copies
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