Wanderings By The Seine: From Rouen To The Source - Softcover

Leitch Ritchie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371599032 ISBN 13: 9780371599037

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Wanderings By The Seine: From Rouen To The Source by Leitch Ritchie. This nineteenth-century travel narrative follows a wandering observer along the Seine from Rouen to its source, weaving landscape description with historical anecdote and literary reflection. The book moves through the valley of Andeli, the fortress of Chateau Gaillard, the sieges and sights around Vernon, La Roche-Guyon, and the river’s river towns, then threads toward Paris, Troyes, Fontainebleau, and the Champagne country. It balances topography with medieval history—feudal wars, mercenary armies, abbeys and chapels, and the manners of towns—while offering portraits of artists and nobles. Turner engravings accompany the text, enriching the reader’s sense of place. The tone is encyclopedic yet picturesque, mixing antiquarian detail with travel observations and occasional moral reflections. It was originally published in 1835 and remains a curious example of travel-writing that doubles as history and art criticism, traversing the court-end of Paris, the Latin Quarter, and the French provinces.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371599032
• ISBN 13: 9780371599037
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 366