Chapter I: 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.