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A wicked cab ride around Rouen, with Madame Bovary

First published December 2015 This wonderfully tinted 1918 photo is a postcard of Rouen cathedral where Madame Bovary, bored Normandy Housewife of Gustave Flaubert’s famous novel, behaved so atrociously that in 1856 the author was put on trial for obscenity.  What on earth did he write?! This was his debut novel set

The bad review; Guest blogger Anna tells us about her visit to Honfleur, in 1890

This post was first published in November 2015 "Honfleur is an evil-smelling place..." Anna Bowman-Dodd was a travel writer and journalist born in 1855, in New York, and popular at the turn of the 20th century.  In 1890 Anna published ‘In and out of three Normandy inns’. Her book includes a rather startling

Fresh gleanings in Rouen – 19th century guest post!

Rouen Fontaine du Gros Horloge Charles Pinet

This week our guest blogger is Donald G. Mitchell who adds a personal view of Rouen to some rather lovely etchings and drawings by Charles Pinet.  Donald was an American traveler, essayist and novelist who usually wrote under the pen name Lk Marvel. Donald's wonderful descriptive article about Rouen in the

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