About the author

Ellen M. Whishaw is an author about whom little public information is available. The only work currently confirmed is My Spanish Year. That single title is not enough to outline her full life: her nationality, dates of birth and death, education, and career have not been reliably recorded, and no other works by her appear in our records. Judging by its title, the book probably recounts a year the author spent in Spain and belongs to the genre of travel or residence writing coloured by personal observation. Such works usually follow an eyewitness's everyday experiences and touch on local customs, social habits, and details of daily life, in a plain and concrete style rather than grand historical argument. For readers interested in writing about Spain or in modern travel literature, the book offers a sample seen from a personal angle. Given the limited material, this entry makes no further inferences and may be supplemented if new information comes to light.

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Project Gutenberg