Project Gutenberg 2008-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 171 Alison, Archibald, Sir 1792 1867 Tytler, Patrick Fraser 1791 1849 03029219 Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://dp.rastko.net (Produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Travels in France during the years 1814-15" by Alison and Tytler is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book chronicles the authors' experiences and observations while traveling in France during a significant transitional period marked by the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. It provides insights into the social, cultural, and political landscapes of France, particularly in Paris and its surrounding regions, as the allied forces occupied the country following Napoleon’s exile. At the start of the narrative, the authors recount their journey from England to France, vividly describing the initial impressions of the English countryside as they travel through Kent, alongside a group of French émigrés and soldiers. They capture the emotional atmosphere as the French people react to returning to their homeland, emphasizing themes of patriotism and national pride amidst suffering and hardship. The exploration unfolds to include reflections on the contrasts between the two countries, observations of the inhabitants, and the landscape, setting the stage for detailed accounts of Paris, its architecture, the conditions under allied occupation, and the broader state of post-Napoleonic French society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- Description and travel Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815 Alison, Archibald, Sir, 1792-1867 Paris (France) -- History -- Capitulation, 1814 -- Personal narratives France -- History -- 1789-1815 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 945228 945237 2024-09-11T13:08:57.698921 2023-09-12T06:56:12.429414 text/html text/html 941686 2021-02-26T10:07:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 331285 2008-12-04T13:41:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 398483 2024-09-11T13:09:08.697841 application/epub+zip 411185 2024-09-11T13:08:59.764894 application/epub+zip 411185 2024-09-11T13:08:58.597844 application/epub+zip 769931 2024-09-11T13:09:15.585784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 738322 2024-09-11T13:09:07.811826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595818 2022-09-12T14:31:02.638892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 889569 2024-09-11T13:08:56.479883 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 889660 2021-02-26T10:08:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 323517 2021-02-26T10:08:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19362 2024-09-11T13:09:15.734759 application/rdf+xml 21549 2024-09-11T13:08:58.996854 image/jpeg 4548 2024-09-11T13:08:58.798860 image/jpeg 395628 2024-09-11T13:08:57.777846 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog