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THE FORTUNATE ISLES

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

CALLE DEL CALVARIO, POLLENSA

THE FORTUNATE ISLES

LIFE AND TRAVEL IN
MAJORCA, MINORCA
AND IVIZA

BY
MARY STUART BOYD

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR AND
FIFTY-TWO PEN DRAWINGS
BY
A. S. BOYD, R.S.W.

METHUEN & CO. LTD.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON

First Published in 1911

FOREWARNING

"I hear you think of spending the winter in the Balearic Islands?"said the only Briton we met who had been there. "Well, I warn you,you won't enjoy them. They are quite out of the world. There are notourists. Not a soul understands a word of English, and there'snothing whatever to do. If you take my advice you won't go."

So we went. And what follows is a faithful account of what befell usin these fortunate isles.

M. S. B.

[Pg vii]

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