[The Tamargue from La Souche]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		Frontispiece
[Lacemaker, Le Puis]25
[Lacemakers]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		103
[Castle of Ventadour]
From a photograph by Bigot-Croze.		128
[Peasants of the Causses]176
[The Goat's Leap, Le Vigan]241
[Peasant Girls of the Causses]248
[Dolmen of Grandmont]
From a photograph by L. Froment.		293

IN MONOTONE

[The Cyclopses at Mourèze]
From a photograph by L. Froment.		2
[Le Suc de Sara]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		14
[La Voute-sur-Loire]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		23
[Cascade des Estreys]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		23
[La Béate]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		27
[Cevenol Peasant]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		29
[Cathedral, West Front, Le Puy]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		34
[Porch, Cathedral, Le Puy]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		40
[L'Aiguilhe]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		42
[Basalt, Espaly]
From a photograph by Vazelle.		61
[La Roche Lambert]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		64
[Mézenc]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		69
[Gerbier de Jonc]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		72
[The Tavern of Peyrabeille]
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.		84
[Mayres]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		97
[The Vivarais Chain]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		114
[The Volane Valley]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		121
[Le Fauteuil du Diable]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		123
[Fall at Antraigues]
From a photograph by Bigot-Croze.		125
[In the Ardèche]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		129
[Crater of La Gravenne]
From a photograph by Bigot-Croze.		130
[Falls of Ruy Pic]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		132
[Gorges of the Ardèche]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		137
[Pont de L'Arc]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		144
["The Cathedral"]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		147
[Païolive]
From a photograph by Artige frères.		155
[Castle of Ganges]
From a photograph by J. Bernard.		225
[Bramabiau]
From a photograph by C. Bernheim.		253
[Cheesemakers, Roquefort]
From a photograph by E. Carrère.		275
[S. Guilhem-le-Désert]
From a photograph by L. Froment.		283
[In the Cirque, Mourèze]
From a photograph by L. Froment.		284
[Group at Mourèze]
From a photograph by L. Froment.		287
[The Sentinel at Mourèze]
From a photograph by L. Froment.		288
[On the Hérault]
From a photograph by L. Froment.		296
[S. Guilhem-le-Désert]
From a photograph by L. Froment.		298
[Mills on the Hérault]
From a photograph by L. Froment.		298

IN THE TEXT

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[Sketch Map of the Cévennes]4

PREFACE

THE Cévennes are a mountain fringe to the uplifted plateau of Central France, and are less visited by English tourists than any other mountainous district in la belle France. They have been most unjustly neglected. The scenery is singularly varied. The historical associations are rich, but mainly tragic.

This is not a guide-book, but an introduction to the country, to be supplemented by guide-books. The area is so extensive, that I have had to exercise restraint and limit myself to a few of the most salient features and most profitable centres whence excursions may be made. The Cévennes should be visited from March to June, afterwards the heat is too great for travelling to be comfortable. For inns, consult the annual volume of the French Touring Club; Baedeker and Joanne cannot always be relied on, as proprietors change, either for the better or for the worse. I have been landed in unsatisfactory quarters by relying on one or other of these guide-books, owing to the above-mentioned reason.