by
J. A. HAMMERTON
AUTHOR OF "STEVENSONIANA"

WITH 92 ILLUSTRATIONS

BRISTOL
J. W. Arrowsmith, 11 Quay Street
LONDON
Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company Limited

First published in 1907

CONTENTS

Page
THROUGH THE CEVENNES[1]
ALONG THE ROUTE OF "AN INLAND VOYAGE"[71]
"THE MOST PICTURESQUE TOWN IN EUROPE"[121]
THE COUNTRY OF THE CAMISARDS[137]
THE WONDERLAND OF FRANCE[155]
THE TOWN OF "TARTARIN"[173]
"LA FÊTE DIEU"[195]
"M'SIEU MEELIN OF DUNDAE"[207]
ROUND ABOUT A FRENCH FAIR[219]
THE PALACE OF THE ANGELS[237]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

THE SCHELDT AT ANTWERP[Frontispiece]
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LE MONASTIER[1]
LE MONASTIER[4]
CHÂTEAU NEUF, NEAR LE MONASTIER[8]
GOUDET[8]
CHÂTEAU BEAUFORT AT GOUDET[13]
SPIRE OF OUR LADY OF PRADELLES[13]
THE INN AT GOUDET[16]
OLD BRIDGE AT LANGOGNE[20]
THE LOIRE NEAR GOUDET[20]
VILLAGE AND CASTLE OF LUC[24]
LA BASTIDE[24]
ROAD TO OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS[29]
THE MONASTERY[29]
OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS[33]
MAIN STREET, LE BLEYMARD[36]
RUINS OF THE HÔTEL DU LOT[36]
ON THE LOZÈRE[40]
ON THE LOZÈRE[45]
VILLAGE OF COCURÈS[48]
BRIDGE OVER THE TARN[48]
WATERFALL ON THE LOZÈRE[53]
IN THE VALLEY OF THE TARN[53]
"CLARISSE"[56]
THE TARN VALLEY AT LA VERNÈDE[60]
IN THE VALLEY OF THE TARN[65]
NEAR FLORAC[65]
FLORAC[68]
BOOM ON THE RUPEL[72]
VILLEVORDE ON THE WILLEBROEK CANAL[72]
THE ALLÉE VERTE AT LAEKEN[77]
THE SAMBRE AT MAUBEUGE[77]
THE GRAND CERF, MAUBEUGE[80]
THE CHURCH AT QUARTES[84]
THE SAMBRE FROM THE BRIDGE AT PONT[84]
ON THE SAMBRE AT QUARTES[88]
SCENE AT PONT-SUR-SAMBRE[88]
THE SAMBRE CANAL AT LANDRECIES[93]
THE FOREST OF MORMAL FROM THE SAMBRE[93]
THE INN AT MOY[97]
THE VILLAGE STREET, MOY[97]
VEUVE BAZIN[100]
THE BAZINS' INN AT LA FÈRE[100]
THE TOWN HALL NOYON[104]
HÔTEL DU NORD, NOYON[104]
NOYON CATHEDRAL FROM THE EAST[109]
NOYON CATHEDRAL: WEST FRONT[112]
COMPIÈGNE TOWN HALL[116]
THE OISE AT PONTOISE[120]
GENERAL VIEW OF LE PUY[121]
LE PUY: CATHEDRAL AND ROCHER DE CORNEILLEFROM PLACE DU BREUIL[125]
LACEMAKERS AT LE PUY[128]
MARKET DAY AT LE PUY, SHOWING TYPES OFTHE AUVERNGATS[129]
LE PUY[132]
THE CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL, LE PUY[136]
HOUSE OF DU CHAYLA, AT PONT DE MONTVERT[137]
TWO VIEWS IN THE VILLAGE OF LA CAVALERIE[141]
LA CAVALERIE, WITHIN THE CAMISARD WALL[144]
ST. VERNAN, IN THE VALLEY OF THE DOURBIE[145]
THE WAY OVER THE LARZAC[148]
MILLAU, WITH VIEW OF THE CAUSSE NOIR[152]
ON THE CAUSSE DU LARZAC[152]
ON THE TARN[157]
A ROCKY DEFILE ON THE TARN[160]
IN THE GORGE OF THE TARN[161]
THE CHÂTEAU DE LA CAZE ON THE TARN[164]
PEYRELAU, IN THE VALLEY OF THE JONTE[169]
BEAUCAIRE: SHOWING CASTLE AND BRIDGE ACROSSTHE RHONE TO TARASCON[173]
TARASCON: THE PUBLIC MARKET[176]
THE TARASQUE[177]
THE CASTLE OF TARASCON[177]
TARASCON: THE MAIRIE[180]
A WOMAN OF TARASCON[184]
TARASCON: "THE BIT OF A SQUARE"[189]
TARASCON: THE PROCESSION OF THE TARASQUE[193]
PROCESSION OF LA FÊTE DIEU[196]
A WOMAN OF SAINTE ENIMIE[205]
THE FAMOUS DRUIDICAL REMAINS AT CARNAC[208]
THE MERCHANTS' TABLE[213]
WOMEN OF THE CEVENNES[220]
GENERAL VIEW OF MONT ST. MICHEL[244]
MONT ST. MICHEL[253]