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
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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
Death of an almost perfect King, at Lyons-la-Forêt – guest blogger!
Today our guest blogger is doctor, botanist and historian Jamieson B. Hurry MA MD. This entertaining extract first appeared in his excellent tome 'Henry Beauclerc and Reading Abbey' published in 1917. Henry Beauclerc was the fourth and most successful of William the Conqueror's sons, ruling as King Henry I of England
More delightful Nico Jungman illustrations of Normandy, with a little Ms Mitton
We are pleased to share a few more of Nico Jungman's illustrations of Normandy 1905. With some honest commentary from his associate the novelist, biographer and travel writer Geraldine Mitton. The ladies of Bayeux If we are fortunate enough to visit the town on a Saturday, we shall see this long, narrow,
Fresh gleanings in Rouen – 19th century guest post!
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