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In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda, 1836-1919
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A word from our supporters: File extension DVF | Produced by Carlo Traverso, Colin Cameron and PG Distributed Proofreaders IN THE HEART OF THE VOSGES [Illustration] AND OTHER SKETCHES BY A "DEVIOUS TRAVELLER" BY MISS BETHAM-EDWARDS OFFICIER DE L'INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE DE FRANCE _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY SPECIAL PERMISSION_ 1911 "I travel not to look for Gascons in Sicily. I have left them at home." --Montaigne. PREFATORY NOTE 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 Barres for permission to reproduce two illustrations by M. Georges Conrad from his famous romance, _Au Service de l'Allemagne_; also to M. Andre Hallays for the use of two views from his _A 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 Dore'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 GERARDMER AND ITS ENVIRONS II THE CHARM OF ALSACE III IN GUSTAVE DORE'S COUNTRY IV FROM BARR TO STRASBURG V THE "MARVELLOUS BOY" OF ALSACE VI QUISSAC AND SAUVE VII AN IMMORTALIZER VIII TOULOUSE IX MONTAUBAN, OR INGRES-VILLE X MY PYRENEAN VALLEY AT LAST XI AN OLIVE FARM IN THE VAR XII PESSICARZ AND THE SUICIDES' CEMETERY XIII GUEST OF FARMER AND MILLER XIV LADY MERCHANTS AND SOCIALIST MAYORS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ST. ODILE PROVINS, GENERAL VIEW PROVINS, THE CAPITOL PROVINS, THE CITY WALLS GERARDMER A VOSGIAN SCENE CIRQUE DE RETOURNEMER THE PINNACLE OF ODILE ETTENHEIM COLMAR GUSTAVE DORE, INFANTINE SKETCH GUSTAVE DORE, DO OSSE NEAR THE SPANISH FRONTIER ORCUM ARRAS, LA PETITE PLACE I GERARDMER AND ENVIRONS [Illustration: PROVINS, GENERAL VIEW] |