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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 Enc...
Our first long expedition in the island was what may be called the north-western tour, embracing the best part of a circle, and comprising St. Florent, Ile Rousse and Calvi; the...
4. CHAPTER III.Notwithstanding the cold wind and the uncertain weather, we could not leave Bastia without an expedition in the Cap Corse direction. Cap Corse is the northern peninsula of Corsi...
15. CHAPTER XIV.Bocognano is, par excellence, the village of the bandits. It was formerly the home of the brothers Bella Coschia, the latest and most famous of the bandits of the present genera...
14. CHAPTER XIII.The diligences that run between Corte and Ajaccio are not numerous, nor very convenient. Only one, going every other day, has a good banquette. The daily diligence, which is a p...
3. CHAPTER II.Soon after four o'clock, our small vessel laboured its way into Bastia harbour, and a crowd of little boats came alongside to convey us and our effects to shore. I looked down,...
21. CHAPTER XX.There is no feeling in the world so exhilarating and delicious as that experienced in starting off on a Bohemian tour, without luggage, without responsibilities, unhampered by f...
6. CHAPTER V.Driving through an irregular little street with overhanging houses, our coachman suddenly stopped before a dirty stone staircase. This, he informed us, was the entrance to our h...
17. CHAPTER XVI.One of the first sights to be visited in Ajaccio is the house belonging to the Buonaparte family, and in which Napoleon was born. Every Corsican is, of course, proud to the back...
16. CHAPTER XV.English people are apt, at Ajaccio, to incur a good deal of public obloquy and well-merited contempt by their pronunciation of the name. In their Northern ignorance, they are ac...
18. CHAPTER XVII.The road winds for five or six miles among green hills and through ilex avenues to the base of the slope, where you are obliged to dismount and continue the rest of the way on f...
9. CHAPTER VIII.Some of the Corsican bandits have been, not only objects of admiration, but of love, to their fellow-countrymen in general, who willingly contributed to their support. Even if t...
8. CHAPTER VII.The next morning, at half-past seven, we left pretty Belgodere among its wild hills, saying good-bye to the simple-hearted proprietors of the clean little rooms, to the courteou...
2. CHAPTER I.It is strange that Corsica should be as little known and visited as it is. Placed within easy reach of the most unambitious tourist, offering him the loveliest scenery and few s...
20. CHAPTER XIX.The 10th, 11th, and 12th of May were grand days at Ajaccio; regattas going on the first two days, and horse races on the third. For some days beforehand preparations were being...
10. CHAPTER IX.From Ponte alle Lecchia the road follows the course of the foaming river Vecchio for a long way, along a wide valley, where the green hills circling round are somewhat monotonou...
12. CHAPTER XI.A good deal of historical interest is attached to Corte. From the earliest times it has been the seat of the national government, and the centre of the more important popular de...
22. CHAPTER XXI.The next morning was showery, but not devoid of sun; and, leaving No. 1 to rest in the hotel, Nos. 2 and 3 set out early for a country walk.
13. CHAPTER XII.The environs of Corte abound in lovely walks. Surrounded as it is by mountain, ravine, and river, this is no wonder. Certainly, one not easily rivalled, is to be found in the va...
11. CHAPTER X.I have heard it said that the position of the town gives it the advantage of being both a good summer and winter residence, the climate being never too hot or too cold.
7. CHAPTER VI.The road from Calvi to Belgodere, usually the third day's journey from Bastia, mounts nearly the whole way, Calvi being on the sea level, and the village of Belgodere high up am...
19. CHAPTER XVIII.Another pleasant excursion and drive from Ajaccio is to the Iles Sanguinaires, about nine miles' distance. A good bye-road has been made to this place, flat and sandy, and follo...
1. Volume II: see https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44994CHAPTER 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 Countr...