A MOTOR-FLIGHT
THROUGH FRANCE
CHAUVIGNY: RUINS OF CASTLE
A MOTOR-FLIGHT
THROUGH FRANCE
BY
EDITH WHARTON
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1908
CONTENTS
PART I CHAPTER PAGE I. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 II. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 III. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................24 IV. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 V. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 VI. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56 VII. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66 PART II I. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................73 II. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................95 III. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................117 IV. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................143 PART III - ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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ILLUSTRATIONS
- Chauvigny: Ruins of castle................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Frontispiece Facing page - Arras: Hôtel de Ville................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2 - Amiens: West front of the Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6 - Amiens: Ambulatory of the Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 - Beauvais: West front of the Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
14 - Rouen: Rue de l'Horloge................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
18 - Rouen: The facade of the Church of Saint-Maclou................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
22 - Rouen: Monument of the Cardinals of Amboise in the Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
26 - Le Petit Andely: View of the town and Château Gaillard................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
30 - Orléans: General view of the town................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
38 - Nohant: Château of George Sand................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
42 - Nohant: Garden pavilion................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
44 - Clermont-Ferrand: Notre-Dame du Port................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
50 - Orcival: The church................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
62 - Moulins: Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville and the Jacquemart tower................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
70 - Bourges: Apse of the Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
74 - Château of Maintenon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
76 - Neuvy Saint-Sépulcre: Church of the Precious Blood................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
84 - Neuvy Saint-Sépulcre: Interior of the church................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
88 - Poitiers: Baptistery of St John................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
90 Facing page - Poitiers: The Church of Notre-Dame-la-Grande................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
92 - Angoulême: Façade of the Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
96 - Thiers: View of the town from the Pont de Seychalles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
98 - Bordeaux: Church of The Holy Cross................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100 - Bétharram: The bridge................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
106 - Argelès-Gazost: The old bridge................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
108 - Salies de Béarn: View of old town................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
110 - St. Bertrand-de-Comminges: Pier of the Four Evangelists in the Cloister................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
116 - Albi: General view of the Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
118 - Albi: Interior of the Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
120 - Nîmes: The Baths of Diana—public gardens................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
122 - Carcassonne: The Porte de l'Aude................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
124 - Saint-Remy: The Mausoleum................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
126 - St. Maximin: Choir stalls in the church................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
130 - Toulon: The House of Puget................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
134 - Orange: The Arch of Marius................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
136 - Grignan: Gate of the castle................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
138 - Valence: The Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
142 - Vienne: General view of the town................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
146 - Brou: Tomb of Margaret of Austria in the church................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
150 - Dijon: Mourners on the tomb of Jean Sans Peur................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
154 - Avallon: General view of the town................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
158 - Vézelay: Narthex of the Church of the Madeleine................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
160 - Sens: Apse of the Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
168 Facing page - Noyon: Hôtel de Ville................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
186 - St. Quentin: Hôtel de Ville................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
188 - Laon: General view of the town and Cathedral................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
192 - Soissons: Ruined church of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Copyright, 1908, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Published October, 1908
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