Download or read book Journey from Paris to the Limousin written by Jean de La Fontaine and published by Associated University Presse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Journey is here translated for the first time into English, The translator/editor has provided an introduction that traces La Fontaine's early career; explains the reason for the trip to Limoges; discusses his sketches of people he encounters on the way; and analyzes the poet's reactions to works of art and architecture, his personal comments to his wife, and his epistolary style, with its engaging good humor and candor. The detailed Notes contribute to the scholarly usefulness of this edition. The book should appeal to all lovers of La Fontaine and to those interested in the Grand Siecle and the era of Louis XIV."--Jacket.
Download or read book Limousin Travel Guide Quick Trips Series written by Crystal Stewart and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy your trip to France with the Limousin Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun. The Quick Trips to France Series provides key information about the best sights and experiences if you have just a few days to spend in the exciting destination of Limousin. So don't waste time! We give you sharp facts and opinions that are accessible to you quickly when in Limousin. Like the best and most famous sightseeing attractions & fun activities (including Nimes, Maison Carrée & Roman Amphitheatre, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes, Carcassonne, Carcassonne Cathedral, Basilica of Saint-Nazaire, School Museum, Montpellier, Place de la Comédie, Musee Fabre, Cathedrale St-Pierre, La Maison du Rire, Seaquarium, Wild Animal Park (Les Angles), Grotte des Demoiselles, Font Romeu Ski Resort, Utopix House, Luna Park (Argeles Sur Mer), Caves Byrrh, Le Moulin a Papier de Brousses (Paper Mill), Scenovision Moliere, Cathar Castles), where to experience the local culture, great local restaurant choices and accommodation for the budget-minded. Where to shop until you drop, party the night away and then relax and recover! Also included is information about the typical weather conditions in Limousin, Entry Requirements, Health Insurance, Travelling with Pets, Airports & Airlines in France, Currency, Banking & ATMs, Credit Cards, Reclaiming VAT, Tipping Policy, Mobile Phones, Dialling Code, Emergency numbers, Public Holidays in France, Time Zone, Daylight Savings Time, School Holidays, Trading Hours, Driving Laws, Smoking Laws, Drinking Laws, Electricity, Tourist Information (TI), Food & Drink Trends, and a list of useful travel websites. The Limousin Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun - don't visit France without it! Available in print and in ebook formats.
Download or read book Bon Courage written by Richard Wiles and published by Summersdale Publishers LTD. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part practical tourist guide and part autobiography, this record of a couple rebuilding their dream home in France is a tale of obstacles overcome and dreams fulfilledA dilapidated, rat-infested stone barn might not be many people's vision of a potential dream home. But for English couple Richard and Al, the cavernous, oak-beamed building in a sleepy hamlet in the Limousin region of France is perfect. Tussles with French bureaucracy and fierce storms do little to dampen their resolve as they immerse themselves in this quiet corner of France, taking trips in Richard's balloon and starting their very own llama farm. Told by a well intentioned if often hapless do-it-yourselfer, Richard's hilarious and heartwarming tale of a new life in France resounds to the Gallic refrain, "Bon courage!"
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of French Literature written by John Flower and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost all of us know French literature, even if we don’t know French, because it is probably the second largest and certainly the most translated into English. And, even if we don’t read, we would have seen film and television versions (think Count of Monte-Cristo) and even a musical rendition (Les Mis). So this is a particularly interesting volume in the literature series, since it covers French literature from the earliest times to the present. It is also a particularly rich literature, espousing ever genre from poetry, to novel, to biography, to drama, and adopting every style, including realism and surrealism, and expressing the views of all classes and political stands, with recently strong feminist and gay strains. Obviously, the core dictionary section includes among its panoply of often substantial and detailed entries, hundreds of authors, dozens of significant works, the various styles mentioned above and many others, events that have impacted literature such as the Dreyfus Affair and the Algerian War, and literary prizes. The chronology manages to cover about 1,200 years of literary output. And the introduction sets it all out neatly from one historical and literary period to the next. The bibliography, broken down by period and author, directs us to further reading in both French and English.
Download or read book A History of Modern French Literature written by Christopher Prendergast and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible and authoritative new history of French literature, written by a highly distinguished transatlantic group of scholars This book provides an engaging, accessible, and exciting new history of French literature from the Renaissance through the twentieth century, from Rabelais and Marguerite de Navarre to Samuel Beckett and Assia Djebar. Christopher Prendergast, one of today's most distinguished authorities on French literature, has gathered a transatlantic group of more than thirty leading scholars who provide original essays on carefully selected writers, works, and topics that open a window onto key chapters of French literary history. The book begins in the sixteenth century with the formation of a modern national literary consciousness, and ends in the late twentieth century with the idea of the "national" coming increasingly into question as inherited meanings of "French" and "Frenchness" expand beyond the geographical limits of mainland France. Provides an exciting new account of French literary history from the Renaissance to the end of the twentieth century Features more than thirty original essays on key writers, works, and topics, written by a distinguished transatlantic group of scholars Includes an introduction and index The contributors include Etienne Beaulieu, Christopher Braider, Peter Brooks, Mary Ann Caws, David Coward, Nicholas Cronk, Edwin M. Duval, Mary Gallagher, Raymond Geuss, Timothy Hampton, Nicholas Harrison, Katherine Ibbett, Michael Lucey, Susan Maslan, Eric Méchoulan, Hassan Melehy, Larry F. Norman, Nicholas Paige, Roger Pearson, Christopher Prendergast, Jean-Michel Rabaté, Timothy J. Reiss, Sarah Rocheville, Pierre Saint-Amand, Clive Scott, Catriona Seth, Judith Sribnai, Joanna Stalnaker, Aleksandar Stević, Kate E. Tunstall, Steven Ungar, and Wes Williams.
Download or read book The Stonemasons of Creuse in Nineteenth century Paris written by Casey Harison and published by Associated University Presse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stonemasons were well-known for their skills, and their seasonal migration from central France, but especially for their role in rebellion. This book places the masons' story within the larger history of nineteenth-century Paris. The coverage spans the long nineteenth century, starting before 1789 and ending near 1914.
Download or read book Constructing Paris in the Age of Revolution written by A. Potofsky and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the social and political history of workers and entrepreneurs engaged in constructing the French capital from 1763-1815, this book argues that Paris construction was a core sector in which 'archaic' and 'innovative' practices were symbiotically used by guilds, the state, and enterprises to launch the commercial revolution in France.
Download or read book Women s Travel Writings in Post Napoleonic France Part I Vol 3 written by Stephen Bending and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-07 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eight-volume set in two parts gives voice to some intrepid women travellers touring post-Napoleonic France. The volumes are facsimile editions and are introduced and edited by experts in their field.
Download or read book Bonne Chance written by Richard Wiles and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2006-04-10 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in the Limousin countryside, Richard Wiles bought his dream home. But he didn’t anticipate renovating the dilapidated farmhouse during the insect plagues of summer and the harsh blizzards of winter. Told with humour and optimism, this is a unique tale of overcoming the formidable challenges of building a home, and a life, in France.
Download or read book The Discovery of France A Historical Geography written by Graham Robb and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-10-17 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A witty, engaging narrative style…[Robb's] approach is particularly engrossing." —New York Times Book Review A narrative of exploration—full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants—that explains the enduring fascination of France. While Gustave Eiffel was changing the skyline of Paris, large parts of France were still terra incognita. Even in the age of railways and newspapers, France was a land of ancient tribal divisions, prehistoric communication networks, and pre-Christian beliefs. French itself was a minority language. Graham Robb describes that unknown world in arresting narrative detail. He recounts the epic journeys of mapmakers, scientists, soldiers, administrators, and intrepid tourists, of itinerant workers, pilgrims, and herdsmen with their millions of migratory domestic animals. We learn how France was explored, charted, and colonized, and how the imperial influence of Paris was gradually extended throughout a kingdom of isolated towns and villages. The Discovery of France explains how the modern nation came to be and how poorly understood that nation still is today. Above all, it shows how much of France—past and present—remains to be discovered. A New York Times Notable Book, Publishers Weekly Best Book, Slate Best Book, and Booklist Editor's Choice.
Download or read book France A Journey written by Michael Clark and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering France's spacious countryside, its villages, towns and cities – unfolding its history and creating lasting friendships. A personal commentary, journal, guide of journeys in France.
Download or read book A Handbook for Travellers in France written by John Murray (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rough Guide to France written by David Abram and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From cosmopolitan Paris to the sunny Cote d'Azur, from historical Normandy to the rocky Pyrenes, this new edition updates the best of towns, attractions, and landscapes of every region. 100 maps. of color photos.
Download or read book Chronicles of England France and the Adjoining Countries from the Latter Part of the Reign of Edward II to the Coronation of Henry IV Newly Transl by Thomas Johnes written by Jehan Froissart and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book French Romantic Travel Writing written by Christopher W. Thompson and published by Oxford University Press (UK). This book was released on 2012 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering overview of the travel books produced by fourteen French Romantic writers - including Chateaubriand, Staël, Stendhal, Hugo, Nerval, Sand, Mérimée, Dumas, and Tristan - whose journeys ranged from Peru to Russia and from North America to North Africa and the Near East.
Download or read book CCEA Geography AS Student Unit Guide Unit 2 Human Geography written by Tim Manson and published by Philip Allan. This book was released on 2014-07-04 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for revision, these guides explain the unit requirements, summarise the content and include specimen questions with graded answers. Each full-colour Student Unit Guide provides support throughout the course. -Feel confident you understand the unit: each guide comprehensively covers the unit content and includes topic summaries, knowledge check questions and a reference index. -Get to grips with the exam requirements: the specific skills on which you will be tested are explored and explained. -Analyse exam-style questions: graded student responses will help you focus on areas where you can improve your exam technique and performance.
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