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CHAPTER

I. THE SPELL OF PROVENCE 17

II. AVIGNON 29

III. A SEVERE CRITIC--UZÈS AND BARBENTANE 49

IV. PETRARCH AND LAURA 67

V. THE CITIES OF THE LAGOONS 81

VI. THE BIRTH OF CHIVALRY 93

VII. THE GAY SCIENCE 111

VIII. ORANGE AND MARTIGUES 131

IX. ROMANTIC LOVE 143

X. ARLES 159

XI. SONG, DANCE, AND LEGEND 171

XII. TARASCON 189

XIII. THE PONT DU GARD 209

XIV. A HUMAN DOCUMENT 219

XV. BEAUCAIRE AND ITS LOVE-STORY 229

XVI. CARCASSONNE, THE ALBIGENSES AND PIERRE VIDAL 241

XVII. MAGUELONNE 261

XVIII. THE SPIRIT OF THE WILDERNESS 269

XIX. ROSES OF PROVENCE 283

XX. AN INN PARLOUR 295

XXI. LES BAUX 307

XXII. RAIMBAUT DE VACQUEIRAS AND GUILHELM DES
BAUX 321

XXIII. THE SORCERESS OF THE ALPILLES 335

XXIV. ACROSS THE AGES 349

XXV. THE SONG OF THE RHONE 373

XXVI. THE CAMARGUE 385

XXVII. "ARTISTS IN HAPPINESS" 401

List of Illustrations

CLOISTERS OF ST. TROPHINE, ARLES (_E. M. Synge_) _Frontispiece_

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A PROVENÇAL ROAD (_Joseph Pennell_) 19

PONT DE ST. BENÉZET, AVIGNON (_E. M. Synge_) 32

PALACE OF THE POPES AND CATHEDRAL " 35

CHARTREUSE DU VAL-DE-BÉNÉDICTION,
VILLENEUVE-LES-AVIGNON " 43

CASTLE OF ST. ANDRÉ,
VILLENEUVE-LES-AVIGNON " 45

CHATEAUNEUF, NEAR AVIGNON " 53

RIENZI'S TOWER, AVIGNON " 57

STREET AT UZÈS " 61

GATEWAY, BARBENTANE " 63

VALE AND SOURCE OF THE SORGUE, VAUCLUSE " 71

MILL IN VALE OF THE SORGUE AT VAUCLUSE " 78

ON THE DURANCE " 85

AIGUES MORTES FROM THE CAMARGUE " 86

AT THE PORT OF AIGUES MORTES " 96

CHURCH AT BARBENTANE (_E. M. Synge_) 101

CASTLE OF MONTMAJOUR, ARLES " 106

VIEW FROM ST. GILLES, IN THE CAMARGUE " 115

FAÇADE OF CHURCH, ST. GILLES (_Joseph Pennell_) 117

OUTSIDE THE CHURCH, SAINTES MARIES " 119

THE CHURCH OF LES SAINTES MARIES AT
NIGHT " 122

FARM IN PROVENCE " 126

ROMAN GATEWAY AT ORANGE (ON THE
LYONS ROAD) " 134

LOOKING DOWN THE GRANDE RUE, MARTIGUES " 135

ON THE GRAND CANAL, MARTIGUES " 137

CHURCH AT MARTIGUES " 138

BOATS, MARTIGUES " 139

THE PORTAL OF THE CHURCH, MARTIGUES " 140

A SQUARE AT NIMES " 145

IN THE CAMARGUE, FROM THE RAILWAY (_E. M. Synge_) 149

OLD BRIDGE AT ST. GILLES " 155

ST. TROPHIME, ARLES (_Joseph Pennell_) 161

LES ALISCAMPS, ARLES " 166

ARLES FROM THE RIVER " 169

ROMAN THEATRE, ARLES (_E. M. Synge_) 170

TARASCON FROM BEAUCAIRE, SHOWING KING RENÉ'S
CASTLE " 192

THE CHÂTEAU OF KING RENÉ,
TARASCON (_Joseph Pennell_) 198

ENTRANCE TO KING RENÉ'S CASTLE,
TARASCON (_E. M. Synge_) 205

THE PONT DU GARD (_E. M. Synge_) 213

THE ROMAN TOUR MAGNE, NIMES, FROM THE
FOUNTAIN GARDEN (_Joseph Pennell_) 215

VIEW FROM VISIGOTH TOWER,
BEAUCAIRE (_E. M. Synge_) 232

VISIGOTH TOWER, CASTLE OF BEAUCAIRE " 235

BEAUCAIRE FROM TARASCON (_Joseph Pennell_) 238

ROMAN FOUNTAIN AT NIMES " 244

ENTRANCE TOWERS, CARCASSONNE (_E. M. Synge_) 247

THE RAMPARTS, CARCASSONNE " 253

MAGUELONNE FROM THE LAGOON " 265

CHURCH OF MAGUELONNE " 267

ON THE VERGE OF LA CRAU " 273

BASE OF MONUMENT OF MARIUS,
ST. REMY (_Joseph Pennell_) 285

ROMAN ARCH, ST. REMY " 287

LA CROIX DE VERTU, ST. REMY (_E. M. Synge_) 291

GROVE AT ST. REMY " 299

ROMAN MONUMENTS, ST. REMY " 303

QUARRY IN VALLEY BELOW LES BAUX " 310

DAUDET'S WINDMILL (_Joseph Pennell_) 315

LES BAUX FROM THE ROAD TO ARLES (_E. M. Synge_) 317

WINDOW IN RUINED HOUSE OF A SEIGNEUR OF LES
BAUX " 319

LES BAUX FROM THE ROAD TO ST. REMY, SHOWING
PLATFORM IN FRONT OF CHURCH OF ST.
VINCENT " 331

AT LES BAUX (_E. M. Synge_) 337

LES BAUX FROM LEVEL OF THE TOWN " 341

OLD HOUSE, ST. REMY " 345

THE CHURCH DOOR, SAINTES MARIES (_Joseph Pennell_) 353

LA LICE, ARLES " 359

A PROVENÇAL FARM (_E. M. Synge_) 366

COW-BOYS OF THE CAMARGUE (_Joseph Pennell_) 371

ANGLORE ON THE RIVER BANK (_E. M. Synge_) 379

PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST. GILLES IN THE
CAMARGUE " 388

AIGUES MORTES, LOOKING ALONG THE WALLS " 391

THE CHURCH OF LES SAINTES MARIES SEEN FROM
THE CAMARGUE (_Joseph Pennell_) 394

CROSS IN VILLAGE SQUARE AT LES
SAINTES MARIES (_E. M. Synge_) 396

LES SAINTES MARIES " 398