Albert Frederick Calvert Books


The Alhambra

Albert Frederick Calvert

The Alhambra may be likened to an exquisite opera which can only be appreciated to the full when one is under the spell of its magic influence. But as the witchery of an inspired score can be recalled..

Toledo

Albert Frederick Calvert

The ambition of the author has not been to throw fresh light on a well-worn subject, nor to supplement the work of earlier and more erudite writers with new facts or theories, but simply, as in the ca..

Seville

Albert Frederick Calvert

The history of Seville from the time of its subjugation by Musa is a volume of romance; its pages are illumined by the cold light of flashing steel and stained with the blood of tyrants, traitors, and..

Catalonia & The Balearic Islands

Albert Frederick Calvert

Barcelona has remained true to her traditions. She is still, as of old, a city of merchant princes, a hive of industry, at once the Liverpool and Manchester of Spain. To those who visit the capital of..

Granada and the Alhambra

Albert Frederick Calvert

Granada and the Alhambra: A brief description of the ancient city of Granada, with a particular account of the Moorish palace.The Alhambra may be likened to an exquisite opera which can only be apprec..

The Cameroons

Albert Frederick Calvert

The establishment of the German East African protectorate forms a story that is intensely interesting, inasmuch as it reveals the duplicity of Teutonic methods in their relations with native races, Eu..

Goya, an account of his life and works

Albert Frederick Calvert

Goya’s art would appear to be the reflection of his life. His youth was disordered and tempestuous; in the height of his success he accepted favours, but he was too conscientious an artist to repay th..