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Edinburgh : T. and A. CONSTABLE, Printers to His Majesty

 

DESCENT INTO PADIRAC
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CONTENTS
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Chapter I.
FLAUBERT'S LITERARY WORKSHOP

Chapter II.
THE STORY OF THE MARSEILLAISE

Chapter III.
ON THE TRACK OF BALZAC—LIMOGES

Chapter IV.
ROCAMADOUR AND PADIRAC

Chapter V.
PADIRAC

Chapter VI.
BALZAC AT ANGOULÊME

Chapter VII.
THE GENESIS OF EUGÉNIE GRANDET

Chapter VIII.
GUÉRANDE AND 'BÉATRIX'

Chapter IX.
BRANTÔME, THE HOME OF THE 'CHRONIQUE SCANDALEUSE'

Chapter X.
PÉRIGUEUX, THE SAINT SOPHIA OF CENTRAL FRANCE

Chapter XI.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GEORGE SAND—I. LA CHÂTRE AND NOHANT

Chapter XII.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GEORGE SAND—II. THE VALLEY OF THE CREUSE

Chapter XIII.
A LAST WORD ABOUT GEORGE SAND

Chapter XIV.
ST. GEORGES DE DIDONNE, MICHELET'S HOLIDAY HAUNT

Chapter XV.
CHANTILLY AND MME. DE SÉVIGNÉ

Chapter XVI.
CARCASSONNE, ITS POET AND POETISER

Chapter XVII.
THE BRITTANY OF ÉMILE SOUVESTRE

Chapter XVIII.
AMIENS AND 'VERT-VERT'

Chapter XIX.
IN THE MORVAN—I. THE HISTORIAN OF VÉZELAY

Chapter XX.
IN THE MORVAN—II. THE POET OF THE BEEVES
AND MR. HAMERTON ON MONT BEUVRAY

Chapter XXI.
MILLEVOYE AND ABBEVILLE

Chapter XXII.
PROSPER MÉRIMÉE AND COMPIÈGNE

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

 Frontispiece DESCENT INTO PADIRAC

I. LIMOGES

II. ROCAMADOUR

III. MOUTH OF THE CAVE OF PADIRAC

IV. RAMPARTS OF ANGOULÊME

V. GUÉRANDE

VI. PÉRIGUEUX—SAINT-FRONT CATHEDRAL

VII. ABBEY-CHURCH OF VÉZELAY

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Illustrations added to this online edition.

GUSTAVE FLAUBERT

HONORÉ DE BALZAC

GEORGE SAND

ALFRED DE MUSSET

MME. DE SÉVIGNÉ

GUSTAV NADUD

PROSPER MÉRIMÉE

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