Women's Travel Writings in Revolutionary France, Part II vol 7

Stephen Bending, Stephen Bygrave

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9781040282748
• Topic: Literatura
• Subtopic: Crítica literaria

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

• Cover
• Half Title
• Editors Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Original Title Page
• Goldsmith Quote
• Original Table of Contents
• I. from Aix.- -Nismes.- -Lunel.
• II. Stay at Montpellier.—The Place du Perou.—The Aqueduct.—The Botanic Garden.— Monsieur Broussonnet.— The Theatre—Productions of the Neighbourhood.—Objects of Trade.
• III. Departure from Montpellier.— Pezenas.— Beziers.— Narbonne.—Carcassonne.—Castelnaudary.—The Academy at Sorèze.
• IV. Stay at Toulouse.—Antiquity of this City.—St. Saturnin the Patron Saint of Toulouse.—The Cathedral.—The Church of La Dorade.—The Hôtel de Ville.—The Floral Games.—The Museum and Library.—The Abbé de PEpée and his Pupil.— The Calas Family.—The New Military School.—The Theatre.
• V. Departure from Toulouse.—General Remarks on the Province of Languedoc.—The new Canal from Toulouse to the Tarn.—Montauban.—Moissac.
• VI. From Moissac to Bordeaux.—A French Gentleman’s Account of England.—Agen.— Aiguillon.— Tonneins.— The Ferry at Langon.—Comparison between the Banks of the Rhone and those of the Garonne
• VII. Striking Situation of Bordeaux.—Antiquity of the Town.—The Chateau Trompette.—The Cathedral Church—The Churches of St. Surin, of St. Michael, and of Nôtre-Dame.—The Exchange.—The Great Theatre.—The Museum.— The Chartrons.—The Alleys of Tourny—The Champ de Mars.—The College of Guienne.—Monsieur Charles Delacroix.—The Roman Tombs.
• VIII. Departure from Bordeaux.—Passage down the Garonne.—The Town of Blaye.— Saintes.—Rochefort.—La Rochelle.—Particulars relative to La Vendée.
• IX.Nantes.—Rennes.—From Rennes to Morlaix.—Officers returning from the Coronation.—The Officer who had commanded at Pondicherry.—Hospitality of a Gentleman near Morlaix.—On the French Diligences.—The Velocifères.
• X.Morlaix.—Antiquity of the Town.—Its present State.——The Port.—The Hôtel-de-Ville.—The Churches.—Fairs.—Manners of the Inhabitants.—The Bay.—The Chateau Taureau.—Roscoff.—The Isle de Batz.—Ouessant.
• XI. Prevalence of Superstition among the Brétons.—St. Pol de Léon.—St. Jean du Doigt.—Various Miracles, Spirits, Omens, and Auguries.
• XII. Some other Instances of Affinity between the Brétons and the Welch and Irish, particularly in their Languages.—Few Remains of the Biéton but as an oral Language.— Two Specimens of Bréton Songs.—Four Pieces of Celtic Poetry. Some Bréton Words compared with those of our own ancient Languages.—Specimens of Bréton Proverbs.— Account of Lechlech of Plougaznou
• XIII. Fondness of the Brétons for telling and hearing Stories.—Fragment of an ancient Druidical Fiction.—Legend attached to the Island of Fluminio, the Story from which that of John of Calais is taken.—The Bay of Douarnenez, and the Legend attached to the Formation of it.
• XIV. Other reputed Ruins of the City of Is.—Odd Ceremony at the Cathedral at Quimper.—The Point of Raz.—The Bay des Trépassés.—Story of a Merchant at Quimper.—Story of King Porzmarch.—Asylum granted to Barbaroux, Louvet and his Wife, and Roujoux, during the Reign of Terror, by a Person near the Point of Raz.—Ode to Electricity, by Barbaroux.—Translation of the Ode
• XV. Resemblance of Bretagne to Devonshire.—Bréton Medicines.—Character of the Brétons.—Odd Ceremonies at their Weddings.—Prejudice against Tailors and Ropemakers.— Character of the Bréton Nobles.— Departure from Morlaix.—Violent Storm in the Voyage.—Arrival in England
• XVI. Remarks on the Character of Bonaparte, and on the present Situation of France.—An Inquiry into the alleged Lowness of Bonaparte’s Origin.—Some authentic Particulars respecting his early Life.
• XVII. Examination into the probable Truth or Falsehood of many Circumstances related of Bonaparte by Writers in this Country.—The Story of his massacring the Turkish Prisoners at Jaffa, as related by Sir Robert Wilson and Dr. Wittman, particularly considered
• XVIII. Further Strictures on the Works of Sir Robert Wilson and Dr. Wittman, particularly on their Account of Bonaparte’s poisoning his Soldiers who were ill of the Plague before he quitted Jaffa
• XIX. The Danger of placing much Reliance on the Opinions of Emigrants.—The Conscription.—On the Freedom of Speech in France.—The general Disposition of the People towards Bonaparte, and the Manner in which his Elevation to the imperial Dignity was considered.—Conspiracy of Pichegru, Moreau, Georges, +c.
• XX. On the several Coalitions against Bonaparte.—On the Spanish Disputes.— On the Return of Bonaparte from Egypt—On the Objects of Art collected by the French in Italy.— Opinion of a French Officer on the Battle of Marengo
• XXI. On the alleged Irritability of Bonaparte’s Temper.— Love of the French for military Glory.—Bonaparte accused of Ostentation.—Examination whether the Chargé be just.—On the Arrest and Execution of the Duke d’Enghien.— On female Influence in State Affairs.
• XXII. The French not prepared at the Time of the Resolution for a wry extended System of Liberty.—Perfect Freedom in Religions Opinions established by Bonaparte.- -The Question whether it be possible to make Peace with Bonaparte examined.---Summing up of the whole.
• Conclusion
• Index
• Editorial Notes
• Consolidated Index