Book excerpt: "Unless he is extraordinarily cunning," writes the author, "a foreigner can barely resist landing in Spain on vacation." To the casual observer, Spain is a field that is barely recognizable as Italy a few decades ago; however, as the number of tourists increases, so do the attractive features of the people, which gradually fade away; thus, the chapters that retain the true appearance of Spain today have the added value of possible future references. The final page is devoted to the 'Traveler's Guide,' which is beneficial in presenting information not available in standard guidebooks and compressing it in a highly compact style. George Parsons Lathrop was a poet, writer, and newspaper editor from the United States.