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Title: A Lady's Tour in Corsica, Vol. I (of 2)
Author: Gertrude Forde
Release Date: February 24, 2014 [eBook #44993]
Language: English
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A LADY'S TOUR IN CORSICA.
BY
GERTRUDE FORDE.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY AND SON,
NEW BURLINGTON STREET.
1880.
(All rights reserved.)
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
BECCLES AND LONDON.
PREFACE.
The popularity of Corsica is increasing so rapidly, and information regarding the island is so difficult to obtain, that these sketches may not be unacceptable to intending travellers.
CONTENTS OF VOL. I.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Perils in Corsica | 1 |
| II. | The Town of Bastia | 11 |
| III. | The Grotto of Brando | 27 |
| IV. | To Isola Rossa | 50 |
| V. | The Curé of Calvi | 74 |
| VI. | The Haute Balagne | 87 |
| VII. | The Country of Serafino and Massoni | 94 |
| VIII. | Some more about Bandits | 105 |
| IX. | Corte and its Hotel | 116 |
| X. | An Encounter with Street Urchins | 125 |
| XI. | Manners and Customs at Corte | 133 |
| XII. | San Rocco by the Restonico | 142 |
| XIII. | A Thirteen Hours' Drive | 151 |
| XIV. | A Bandit Village | 170 |
| XV. | The Town of Ajaccio | 190 |
| XVI. | Napoleon's House | 201 |
| XVII. | The Chapel of St. Anthony | 213 |
| XVIII. | Les Iles Sanguinaires | 224 |
| XIX. | Jours de Fête at Ajaccio | 229 |
| XX. | A Raw Lunch | 239 |
| XXI. | Bergers and |