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PREFACE BY THE EDITO

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LIMITED edition of the "Leg Conquest of Spain," with which commences, was published in 18 Legends, consisting of the "Legend of ick," the "Legend of the Subjugation Legend of Count Julian and h formed No. III. of the "Crayon Miscell the Chronicles which follow them, with th of "Abderahman" and "Spanish Roma have appeared in the "Knickerbocker I have drawn upon the unpublished ma Mr. Irving, bequeathed to me by his will tion of the volume is illustrative of t tween the Spaniards and the Moors, and the "Legend of Pelayo," the "Chronic Fernan Gonzalez,” the most illustrious epoch, who united the kingdoms of Le tile; and the "Chronicle of Fernando that renowned champion of the faith, the greater part of Spain was rescu Moors. I have selected these themes fr unpublished manuscript that came into

the death of Mr. Irving, because they bore the press of being most nearly, though not fully, pared for the press, and because they had for hi special fascination, arising in part, perhaps, from long residence in that romantic country. "These Morisco-Spanish subjects"-is the language of of his published letters — "have a charm that ma me content to write about them at half price. 1 have so much that is high-minded, and chivalı and quaint, and picturesque, and at times half co about them."

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