Author: Henry JamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
A Little Tour in France
A Little Tour in France
Author: Генри ДжеймсPublisher: Litres
ISBN: 5041263159
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Little Tour in France
Author: Henry JamesPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387018770
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
A Little Tour of France
Author: Henry JamesPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
'A Little Tour in France' by Henry James is a charming travel book that recounts the author's six-week tour of French provincial towns, including Tours, Bourges, Nantes, Toulouse, and Arles. James gives a vivid description of the places he visited, providing a mix of art and architecture criticism, references to classic literature, and knowledgeable discussions of French history and culture. He was particularly interested in ancient cathedrals and castles, but also provided sharp observations of people and places, and descriptions of present-day realities such as shabby inns, uncomfortable train rides, and dreary museums. Written in an easygoing, urbane, and witty style, 'A Little Tour in France' is a delightful read for anyone interested in travel writing, French culture, or the work of Henry James.
A Little Tour in France
Author: Henry JamesThe Atlantic Monthly Library of Travel: A little tour in France, by H. James. - -v. 4.Castilian days, by J. Hay
Author: The First Tour de France
Author: Peter CossinsPublisher: Bold Type Books
ISBN: 1568589859
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
From its inception, the 1903 Tour de France was a colorful affair. Full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating, it was a race to be remembered. Cyclists of the time weren't enthusiastic about participating in this "heroic" race on roads more suited to hooves than wheels, with bikes weighing up to thirty-five pounds, on a single fixed gear, for three full weeks. Assembling enough riders for the race meant paying unemployed amateurs from the suburbs of Paris, including a butcher, a chimney sweep and a circus acrobat. From Maurice "The White Bulldog" Garin, an Italian-born Frenchman whose parents were said to have swapped him for a round of cheese in order to smuggle him into France as a fourteen-year-old, to Hippolyte Aucouturier, who looked like a villain from a Buster Keaton movie with his jersey of horizontal stripes and handlebar moustache, the cyclists were a remarkable bunch. Starting in the Parisian suburb of Montgeron, the route took the intrepid cyclists through Lyon, over the hills to Marseille, then on to Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Nantes, ending with great fanfare at the Parc des Princes in Paris. There was no indication that this ramshackle cycling pack would draw crowds to throng France's rutted roads and cheer the first Tour heroes. But they did; and all thanks to a marketing ruse, cycling would never be the same again.
A Little Tour in France
Author: Henry JamesPublisher: Double 9 Booksllp
ISBN: 9789357271462
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
American author Henry James wrote the travelog ''A Little Tour in France.'' The book En Province, which was serialized in The Atlantic Monthly from 1883 to 1884 under the title, describes a six-week trip James took to numerous provincial French cities, including Tours, Bourges, Nantes, Toulouse, Arles, and many others. In 1884, the first book was published. In 1900, a second, considerably updated version with pictures by Joseph Pennell was released. In the first line of the first chapter of the original magazine serial, James states: "Paris may be France, but Paris is not France." He intended the book to be a description of the provinces and perhaps even a tribute to them. Before deciding to settle in London in 1876, James had attempted to live in Paris. When he went back to France in 1882, he was able to see more of French rural life than he had before. Author Henry James visited France in 1882 and described his experiences in an easygoing, urbane, witty style. He was particularly interested in ancient cathedrals and castles, the less restored the better. There's little attempt at generalization or abstract theorizing; he is content to describe as accurately as possible.
Tour de France
Author: Christopher S. ThompsonPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520934863
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
In this highly original history of the world's most famous bicycle race, Christopher S. Thompson, mining previously neglected sources and writing with infectious enthusiasm for his subject, tells the compelling story of the Tour de France from its creation in 1903 to the present. Weaving the words of racers, politicians, Tour organizers, and a host of other commentators together with a wide-ranging analysis of the culture surrounding the event including posters, songs, novels, films, and media coverage Thompson links the history of the Tour to key moments and themes in French history. Examining the enduring popularity of Tour racers, Thompson explores how their public images have changed over the past century. A new preface explores the long-standing problem of doping in light of recent scandals.
Author: Henry James