CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. The Diligence Old Guienne and the English in France Bordeaux and a Suburban Vintaging.
CHAPTER II. Claret and the Claret Country.
CHAPTER III. The Vintage and the Vintagers.
CHAPTER IV. The Landes The Bordeaux and Teste
CHAPTER V. The Landes The Bay of Arcachon and its Fishers The
CHAPTER VI. Up the Garonne The old Wars on its Banks Its
CHAPTER VII. Pau The English in Pau English and Russians The
CHAPTER VIII. The Val d'Ossau The Vin de Jurancon The old
CHAPTER IX. Rainy Weather in the Pyrenees Eaux Chaudes out of
CHAPTER X. Tarbes Bagnerre de Bigorre Pigeon-catching French
CHAPTER XI. Languedoc The "Austere South" Beziers and the
CHAPTER XII. The Track-boat on the Canal du Midi Approach to
CHAPTER XIII. More about the Olive-tree The Gathering of the
CHAPTER XIV. Flat Marsh Scenery, treated by Poets and
CHAPTER THE LAST. Agriculture in France Its Backward
CLARET AND OLIVES,
FROM
THE GARONNE TO THE RHONE;
OR,
NOTES, SOCIAL, PICTURESQUE, AND LEGENDARY,
BY THE WAY.
By ANGUS B. REACH,
AUTHOR OF "THE STORY OF A BUCCANEER," ETC.
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