# A Book of the Cevennes

A BOOK OF
THE CEVENNES
THE TAMAGUE FROM LA SOUCHE
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 :
| | 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 | To face page | 24 |
| Lacemakers | To face page„ | 103 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. |
| Castle of Ventadour | To face page„ | 128 |
| From a photograph by Bigot-Croze. |
| Peasants of the Causses | To face page„ | 177 |
| The Goat's Leap, Le Vigan | To face page„ | 241 |
| Peasants Girls of the Causses | To face page„ | 249 |
| Dolmen of Grandmont | To face page„ | 292 |
| From a photograph by L. Froment. |
| IN MONOTONE |||
| The Cyclopses at Mourèze | To face page„ | 2 |
| From a photograph by L. Froment. |
| Le Suc de Sara | To face page„ | 15 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. |
| La Voute-sur-Loire | To face page„ | 23 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. |
| Cascade des Estreys | To face page„ | 23 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. |
| La Béate | To face page„ | 27 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. |
| Cevenol Peasant | To face page„ | 29 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. |
| Cathedral, West Front, Le Puy | To face page„ | 34 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. |
| Porch, Cathedral, Le Puy | To face page„ | 40 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. ​ | L'Aiguilhe | | 43 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. |
| Basalt, Espaly | To face page„ | 60 |
| From a photograph by Vazelle. |
| La Roche Lambert | To face page„ | 64 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. |
| Mezenc | To face page„ | 69 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| Gerbier de Jonc | To face page„ | 72 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| The Tavern of Peyrabeille | To face page„ | 84 |
| From a photograph by Margerite-Brémont. |
| Mayres | To face page„ | 96 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| The Vivarais Chain | To face page„ | 114 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| The Volane Valley | To face page„ | 120 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| Le Fauteuil du Diable | To face page„ | 122 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| Fall at Antraigues | To face page„ | 125 |
| From a photograph by Bigot-Croze. |
| In the Ardèche | To face page„ | 128 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| Crater of La Gravenne | To face page„ | 130 |
| From a photograph by Bigot-Croze. |
| Falls of Ruy Pic | To face page„ | 132 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| Gorges of the Ardèche | To face page„ | 137 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| Pont de L'Arc | To face page„ | 144 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| "The Cathedral" | To face page„ | 147 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| Païolive | To face page„ | 153 |
| From a photograph by Artige frères. |
| Castle of Ganges | To face page„ | 221 |
| From a photograph by J. Bernard. ​ | Bramabiau | To face page„ | 253 |
| From a photograph by C. Bernhelm. |
| Cheesemakers, Roquefort | To face page„ | 275 |
| From a photograph by E. Carrère. |
| S. Guilhem-le-Désert | To face page„ | 282 |
| From a photograph by L. Froment. |
| In the Cirque, Mourèze | To face page„ | 284 |
| From a photograph by L. Froment. |
| Group at Mourèze | To face page„ | 287 |
| From a photograph by L. Froment. |
| The Sentinel at Mourèze | To face page„ | 288 |
| From a photograph by L. Froment. |
| On the Hérault | To face page„ | 296 |
| From a photograph by L. Froment. |
| S. Guilhem-le-Désert | To face page„ | 297 |
| From a photograph by L. Froment. |
| Mills on the Hérault | To face page„ | 298 |
| From a photograph by L. Froment. |
| IN THE TEXT |||
| | | PAGE |
| Sketch Map of the Cevennes | | 5 |
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