Some of these sketches now appear for the first time, others have been published serially, whilst certain portions, curtailed or enlarged respectively, are reprinted from a former work long since out of print. Yet again I might entitle this volume, "Scenes from Unfrequented France," many spots being here described by an English traveller for the first time.
My warmest thanks are due to M. Maurice Barrès for permission to reproduce two illustrations by M. Georges Conrad from his famous romance, Au Service de l'Allemagne; also to M. André Hallays for the use of two views from his À Travers l'Alsace; and to the publishers of both authors, MM. Fayard and Perrin, for their serviceableness in the matter.
Nor must I omit to acknowledge my indebtedness to Messrs. Sampson Low & Co., to whom I owe the reproduction of Gustave Doré's infantine tours de force; and to Messrs. Rivington, who have allowed large reprints from the work published by them over twenty years ago.
And last but not least, I thank the Rev. Albert Cadier, the son of my old friend, the much respected pastor of Osse, for the loan of his charming photographs.
CONTENTS
CHAP.
I [a]GÉRARDMER AND ITS ENVIRONS]
II [a]THE CHARM OF ALSACE]
III [a]IN GUSTAVE DORÉ'S COUNTRY]
IV [a]FROM BARR TO STRASBURG]
V [a]THE "MARVELLOUS BOY" OF ALSACE]
VI [a]QUISSAC AND SAUVE]
VII [a]AN IMMORTALIZER]
VIII [a]TOULOUSE]
IX [a]MONTAUBAN, OR INGRES-VILLE]
X [a]MY PYRENEAN VALLEY AT LAST]
XI [a]AN OLIVE FARM IN THE VAR]
XII [a]PESSICARZ AND THE SUICIDES' CEMETERY]
XIII [a]GUEST OF FARMER AND MILLER]
XIV [a]LADY MERCHANTS AND SOCIALIST MAYORS]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ST. ODILE
PROVINS, GENERAL VIEW