Chapter I: Front Matter

A BOOK OF
THE CEVENNES

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

MEHALAH
THE TRAGEDY OF THE CÆSARS
THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE
STRANGE SURVIVALS
SONGS OF THE WEST
A GARLAND OF COUNTRY SONG
OLD COUNTRY LIFE
AN OLD ENGLISH HOME
YORKSHIRE ODDITIES
HISTORIC ODDITIES
OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALES
THE VICAR OF MORWENSTOW
FREAKS OF FANATICISM
A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES

UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME

A BOOK OF BRITTANY
A BOOK OF DARTMOOR
A BOOK OF THE WEST
I. DEVON
II. CORNWALL
A BOOK OF NORTH WALES
A BOOK OF SOUTH WALES
A BOOK OF THE RHINE
A BOOK OF THE RIVIERA
A BOOK OF THE PYRENEES

A BOOK OF
THE CEVENNES

BY S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.

"ILLE TERRARUM MIHI PRÆTER OMNES
ANGULUS RIDET, UBI NON HYMETTO
MELLA DECEDUNT, VIRIDIQUE CERTAT
BACCA VENAFRO;
VER UBI LONGUM, TEPIDASQUE PRÆBET
JUPITER BRUMAS."

_Hor._ Od. ii. 6.

WITH FORTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
EIGHT OF WHICH ARE IN COLOUR, AND A MAP

London
John Long
Norris Street, Haymarket

[_All rights reserved_]

_First Published in 1907_

Illustrations reproduced by the Hentschel-Colourtype Process

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE CRESCENT 1

II. LE VELAY 15

III. LE PUY 34

IV. ROUND ABOUT LE PUY 60

V. L'AUBERGE DE PEYRABEILLE 84

VI. LES BOUTIÈRES 103

VII. THE VOLCANOES OF THE VIVARAIS 114

VIII. THE CANON OF THE ARDÈCHE 137

IX. THE WOOD OF PAÏOLIVE 153

X. THE RAVINE OF THE ALLIER 161

XI. THE CAMISARDS 177

XII. ALAIS 203

XIII. GANGES 221

XIV. LE VIGAN 237

XV. L'AIGOUAL 248

XVI. THE LAND OF FERDINAND FABRE 262

XVII. THE HÉRAULT 282

INDEX 305

ILLUSTRATIONS

IN COLOUR

THE TAMARGUE FROM LA SOUCHE _Frontispiece_
From a photograph by Artige frères.

LACEMAKER, LE PUIS 25

LACEMAKERS 102
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

CASTLE OF VENTADOUR 128
From a photograph by Bigot-Croze.

PEASANTS OF THE CAUSSES 176

THE GOAT'S LEAP, LE VIGAN 241

PEASANT GIRLS OF THE CAUSSES 248

DOLMEN OF GRANDMONT 293
From a photograph by L. Froment.

IN MONOTONE

THE CYCLOPSES AT MOURÈZE 2
From a photograph by L. Froment.

LE SUC DE SARA 14
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

LA VOUTE-SUR-LOIRE 23
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

CASCADE DES ESTREYS 23
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

LA BÉATE 27
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

CEVENOL PEASANT 29
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

CATHEDRAL, WEST FRONT, LE PUY 34
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

PORCH, CATHEDRAL, LE PUY 40
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

L'AIGUILHE 42
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

BASALT, ESPALY 61
From a photograph by Vazelle.

LA ROCHE LAMBERT 64
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

MÉZENC 69
From a photograph by Artige frères.

GERBIER DE JONC 72
From a photograph by Artige frères.

THE TAVERN OF PEYRABEILLE 84
From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont.

MAYRES 97
From a photograph by Artige frères.

THE VIVARAIS CHAIN 114
From a photograph by Artige frères.

THE VOLANE VALLEY 121
From a photograph by Artige frères.

LE FAUTEUIL DU DIABLE 123
From a photograph by Artige frères.

FALL AT ANTRAIGUES 125
From a photograph by Bigot-Croze.

IN THE ARDÈCHE 129
From a photograph by Artige frères.

CRATER OF LA GRAVENNE 130
From a photograph by Bigot-Croze.

FALLS OF RUY PIC 132
From a photograph by Artige frères.

GORGES OF THE ARDÈCHE 137
From a photograph by Artige frères.

PONT DE L'ARC 144
From a photograph by Artige frères.

"THE CATHEDRAL" 147
From a photograph by Artige frères.

PAÏOLIVE 155
From a photograph by Artige frères.

CASTLE OF GANGES 225
From a photograph by J. Bernard.

BRAMABIAU 253
From a photograph by C. Bernheim.

CHEESEMAKERS, ROQUEFORT 275
From a photograph by E. Carrère.

S. GUILHEM-LE-DÉSERT 283
From a photograph by L. Froment.

IN THE CIRQUE, MOURÈZE 284
From a photograph by L. Froment.

GROUP AT MOURÈZE 287
From a photograph by L. Froment.

THE SENTINEL AT MOURÈZE 288
From a photograph by L. Froment.

ON THE HÉRAULT 296
From a photograph by L. Froment.

S. GUILHEM-LE-DÉSERT 298
From a photograph by L. Froment.

MILLS ON THE HÉRAULT 298
From a photograph by L. Froment.

IN THE TEXT
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SKETCH MAP OF THE CÉVENNES 4