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France in Eighteen Hundred and Two

France in Eighteen Hundred and Two

by Henry Redhead Yorke

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Author
Yorke, Henry Redhead, 1772-1813
Title
France in eighteen hundred and two : Described in a series of contemporary letters
Original Publication
London: William Heinemann, 1906.
Credits
Jamie Brydone-Jack, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco
Subject
France -- Description and travel
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 76267
Release Date
June 10, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.FRANCE IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWO
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD DAVEY
  6. 6.I ARRIVAL AT CALAIS
  7. 7.II CHARACTER OF THE CITIZENS OF CALAIS
  8. 8.III MODE OF TRAVELLING IN FRANCE
  9. 9.IV JOURNEY TO AMIENS, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE COUNTRY
  10. 10.V DESCRIPTION OF AMIENS, AND HAPPY RELEASE FROM THE “LION D’OR”
  11. 11.VI JOURNEY TO CHANTILLY, AND DESCRIPTION OF THAT PLACE
  12. 12.VII JOURNEY TO S. DENYS, DESCRIPTION OF THAT PLACE AND THE FEUDAL CASTLE OF ECOUEN. ARRIVAL IN PARIS
  13. 13.VIII A DESCRIPTION OF THE MODE
  14. 14.IX ATTENDANCE UPON THE MINISTER OF POLICE
  15. 15.X GENERAL VIEW OF THE PRESENT STATE OF FRANCE
  16. 16.XI DESCRIPTION OF LONGCHAMPS. BOIS DE BOULOGNE AND THE BOULEVARDS
  17. 17.XII GARDEN OF THE TUILERIES. FOUNDATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC. ANECDOTE OF MLLE. THÉROUANNE. KNIGHTS OF THE POIGNARD. NATIONAL CONVENTION. TRIAL OF LOUIS XVI. ATTEMPT TO SAVE HIM
  18. 18.XIII GARDEN OF THE PALAIS ROYALE. MANNERS OF THE PEOPLE
  19. 19.XIV EXCURSION TO VERSAILLES
  20. 20.XV ACCOUNT OF AN ESTABLISHMENT AT CHAILLOT FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE AGED AND DESTITUTE
  21. 21.XVI GARDEN OF PLANTS. GALLERY OF NATURAL HISTORY. PHILOSOPHICAL LECTURES
  22. 22.XVII THE ARSENAL. SITE OF THE BASTILLE. FAUBOURG STE. ANTOINE. THE DONJON DE VINCENNES. SHORT ACCOUNT OF FRANÇOIS DE NEUFCHÂTEAU. THE TEMPLE
  23. 23.XVIII CELEBRATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL BONAPARTE’S CONCORDAT WITH THE POPE, AND OF THE GENERAL PEACE PROCESSION TO NOTRE DAME. ILLUMINATION OF PARIS
  24. 24.XIX THEATRES. OPERA BUFFA. CORONATION OF PAESIELLO
  25. 25.XX REVIEW OF THE CONSULAR GUARD. CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THE HEADS OF THE REPUBLIC, RESPECTING BONAPARTE
  26. 26.XXI VISIT TO DAVID. ACCOUNT OF HIS PAINTINGS.
  27. 27.XXII EXCURSION TO RINCY. AMUSEMENTS OF THE VILLAGES ON SUNDAY EVENING
  28. 28.XXIII THE PANTHEON AND ITS LIBRARY. HALLE AU BLED. THE SORBONNE. OBSERVATIONS
  29. 29.XXIV EXCURSION TO ST. CLOUD. PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY AT SÈVE. A DUEL
  30. 30.XXV ESTABLISHMENTS FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS. THE MILITARY SCHOOL. THE CHAMPS DE MARS. THE GOBELIN MANUFACTORY. THE HÔTEL DE VILLE AND THE GARDE MEUBLE
  31. 31.XXVI THE CONSERVATORY OF ARTS AND MACHINES
  32. 32.XXVII THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE
  33. 33.XXVIII THE CENTRAL MUSÉE DES ARTS. THE GALLERY OF THE LOUVRE.
  34. 34.XXIX THE GALLERY OF ANTIQUITIES AT THE CENTRAL MUSEUM OF ARTS
  35. 35.XXX MUSEUM OF FRENCH MONUMENTS
  36. 36.XXXI THE NATIONAL LIBRARY — Ballade.
  37. 37.XXXII HUMANE INSTITUTIONS: THE HOSPITAL OF INVALIDES
  38. 38.XXXIII HUMANE INSTITUTIONS— continued SOUP ESTABLISHMENTS
  39. 39.XXXIV HUMANE INSTITUTIONS— continued LA SALPÊTRIÈRE. HÔTEL DIEU. HÔPITAL DE JESUS, DE LA CHARITÉ, DE LA PITIÉ. THE FOUNDLING SOCIETY
  40. 40.XXXV HUMANE INSTITUTIONS— continued NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ABBÉ SICARD. THE SAUVAGE D’AVEYRON
  41. 41.XXXVI ECONOMICAL ESTABLISHMENTS. PROGRESSIVE ANNUITY FUND. SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF NATIONAL INDUSTRY
  42. 42.XXXVII THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SEINE. GENERAL VIEW OF THE STATE OF AGRICULTURE IN FRANCE
  43. 43.XXXVIII THE POST OFFICE. HALLS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES. COURTS OF JUSTICE. THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON REVIVED — THE LEGISLATIVE BODY.
  44. 44.XXXIX NEWSPAPERS. CHARACTERS OF THOSE CONCERNED IN THEM
  45. 45.XL PHILOSOPHICAL, LITERARY AND OTHER PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS
  46. 46.XLI THOMAS PAINE. JACK BARLOW. THE ABBÉ COSTI. DR. SUDAEUR
  47. 47.XLII HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS. MADAME TALLIEN. KOSCIUSKO
  48. 48.CONCLUSION
  49. 49.APPENDIX
  50. 50.APPENDIX — FOOTNOTES

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