Volume II: see https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44994

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Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).

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 Gamins 255

A LADY'S TOUR IN CORSICA.