Women's Travel Writings in Revolutionary France, Part II vol 6

Stephen Bending, Stephen Bygrave

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9781040280768
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literary Criticism
• Index: Literature

Part of a seven-volume facsimile set, this volume comprises firsthand accounts of France in the 1790s. It includes Helen Maria Williams' letters which narrate the fall of Robespierre in 1794 and her 1798 book on Switzerland which comments sceptically on the necessary coexistence of liberty with peace.

Table of contents

• CHAP. I. MARSEILLES.—The View from La-Viste.—The City founded by the Phocœans.—The Eglise Major.— Institutions of the Phocœans.
• II. Marseilles divided into the old and new Town.—The Course.—The Loss of ancient Edifices.—The new Boulevards.—The Fortress of Nôtre Dame de la Garde.
• III. The Abbey of St. Pictor.—By whom founded.—The Procession of St. Pictor, and Suppression of this Ceremony.—The salten anean Passage.—Monuments. —Secularization of the Abbey.—Its Demolition.
• IV. The Convent of the Chartreux.—Of the Bernardines.— The ancient Academy of Marseilles. — The Navigators Pytheas and Euthymenes. — The modern Academies, now converted into the Lyceum.—Puget, Vernet, Honoré d’Urfé, Adraman, all Natives of Marseilles.
• V. The Forts of St. Nicholas and St. John.—Demolition of the Fort of St. Nicholas.—The Barbets.—La Tourette.—The Observatory.—The Consigne.—The Hôtel de Ville.—The Pictures of the Plague.—The Statue of Libertat.—The Galleys.—On the Punishment of the Galleys.—Anecdote of Bonaparte.
• VI. The Battery of the Farôt.—The Islands of the Chateau d’If Pomégues, and Ratoneau.—The Lunatic Francœur.—The Village of the Catalans.—The Thunny Fishery.—Other Fish caught in the Mediterranean.
• VII. The Column to Bonaparte.—Illuminations at Marseilles on his Return from Ægypt.—Remarkable Anecdote respecting his Return.—Column to the Persons who distinguished themselves in the Plague.—Other Columns and Fountains.—The Hospitals.—That established some Years ago for Paralytics.
• VIII. Great Change made in the Situation of Marseilles by the Revolution.—Citizen Brutus and the Revolutionary Tribunal.—Extraordinary Escape of a Man after he had been condemned. —The Carmagnole Costume. — The Flagellants. — Danger of Famine from the Maximum.—Supplies brought by the Genoese at that Time.—Fugitives carried away by them. —Curious Trick played on one of the Genoese.
• IX. State of Alarm in which Families in general lived during the reign of Terror.—Exemplified by a particular Detail of the Situation of one.—Some Instances of successful Resistance to the Tyranny of the Terrorists. —Others of particular Hardship in becoming their Victims:—And some of extraordinary Escape from them.
• X. Instances of Abuses arising from the Depreciation of Assignats.—Anecdote of a Surgeon at the Marine Hospital at Toulon.—Magnanimous Conduct of a Father towards his Son:—and of a Servant towards his Mistress.—The Sabreurs or Chevaliers, du Soleil.— Les Observateurs de l’Homme.—Anecdote of a French General, and the Monks of a Convent in Germany, with two other Anecdotes relating to the Revolution.
• XI. Soap Manufactory at Marseilles.—Other Manufactures. —Impression made at Marseilles by the American Revolution.—Principles of Liberty long germinating tn France.
• XII. Celebration of Christmas and New-Year’s-Day.—Lowsuits between a Poet and a Confectioner.—Weddings and Christenings in France.—Funeral of General Leclerc.—Reception of Pius the Sixth’s Heart.— Visiting Churches on the Eve of Good-Friday.— Ægyptians.—Protestant Preacher.
• XIII. English Ladies settled at Marseilles.—Monsieur Tulin. —Madame de Rudenschild.—Madame Joseph Bonaparte.—Monsieur de F———. — Theatres. — The Carnival. — Its Interment at Arrens. — Evening Parties.—Coffee-houses and Restaurateurs.—The Pavilion Chinois.—Men poisoned by the Wine at Apt. —The Man who was reputed to have swallowed a Silver Fork.—Merveilles du Jour.
• XIV. The Bastides about Marseilles.—The Chateau de Barrigues.—The Chateau Borelli.—The Mountains of Nôtre Dame des Anges and Marseilha Vieire.—Observations on the Climate of Marseilles.
• XV. Monsieur Barthelemy the Ex-Director.—Rovere, the Marquis de Fonivielle.—Attachment shown him by Madame Rovere. — Willot. — Monsieur Thibaudeau the new Prefect.—His projected Establishment of a House of Industry.—On the Renewal of the War.
• XVI. The Fête-Dieu at Aix.
• XVII. The Fête-Dieu at Marseilles.—The Penitents and their Processions.—The Fratres Saccati.—Festival of St. John the Baptist.—The Fête kept instead of the Birth. Day.—Games upon the Water on the Fourteenth of July.—The Fair of St. Lazare.
• XVIII. Excursion to Toulon.—Aubagne.—The Valleys of Gemenos and St. Pons.—Valley of Cuges.—The Caper. — Valley of le Beausset.—The Vaux d’Ollioules.
• XIX. Toulon.—The Arsenal.—The Bay.—The town ofSeyne. The Botanic Garden.—The Fort de la Malgue.— Excursion to Hieres.—The Orange Plantations there. —Massillon. — The Mountain of Sixfours. — The Chevalier Paul.
• XX. Excursion to the Sainte Beaume.—The Town of Boquevaire and the fallen Rock.—Nans.—The Cavern, and Adventure in the Wood adjoining.—Return to Marseilles; and removal to Aix.
• XXI. Aix the first Town founded by the Romans in Gaul. —The Roman Baths. — The Course. — Monsieur d’Entrecasteaux. — The Roman Towers, and their Demolition.
• XXII. The Hôtel de Ville. —Remarkable Painting in the Guard-Room there. — The Public Library. — The Duke de Villars.—The Place des Precheurs.—The Grenier d’Abondance.—The Church of St. Sauveur. —Dispute about the Body of King Rene. — The Church of the Carmes.—Other Churches.
• XXIII. The Hospitals.—Monument without the Gate of St. Sauveur.—Fairs at Aix.—The Theatre.—The Odèon. —Tivoli.— Monsieur de Jouques and Tardieu.—. —Aristocracy at Aix.—Laudable Example set by a Seigneur. — Tournefort. — Adanson. —Honoré and Balthazar Bouche. — Monsieur Gibelin. — François Michel of Salon.
• XXIV. The Courts of Law at Aix.—Trial of Monsieur S—— for Murder.—Trial of Hypolite.—Downfall of the Statue of Liberty.
• XXV. The Tolonet, and the Roman Wall there.—Roumaragi at the Tolonet.—The Torque.—Mont Joli.—Peter’s Hole.—La Gaude.—Le Mignard.—Cœsar’s Tower. —La Galisse and La Pioline.—Projected Excursion to Martigues, &c.—The Oxen of the Camargue.— Journeys of the Flocks to and from the Mountains.
• XXVI. The Mountain of Sainte Victoire. — Vauvenargues.— Ascent of the Mountain.—The Convent.—The Garagai.—Adventure of some young Men at the Garagai, —Fruitless Attempt of another Party to ascend the steepest Part of the Mountain.—Melancholy Fate of a Priest.—Second Visit to the Mountain.
• XXVII. On the Climate and Productions of Provence. — The Vines, and various Uses of the Grape.—The Harvest, and Manner of gathering it in.—Olives.—Figs.— Anecdote of Volney.— Other Fruits.—Flowers.— Vegetables. —Frogs. — Cigales. — Gnats. —Flies.— Scorpions.—The River Durance.—Canals making, or to be made, in various Parts of the French Empire.
• XXVIII. On the Character of the Provençaux.—Difference between the Marseillais and the other Provençaux.—Resemblance between the English and the Marseillais.— Instances of the Generosity of the Provençal Character.—Simple Modes of Living among the Peasantry of Provence.—Character of the Provençales. —On the Provencal Language.