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Le Voyage à Nantes

Le Voyage à Nantes

Stendhal stayed in Nantes and documents it in his travel book, Memoires of a Tourist (1838).  A friend and colleague at the CNRS in Paris, Darwin, had recommended I read Stendhal’s travel writing many years ago but I first had to complete Le Rouge et le Noir (1830). Stendhal’s opening section on his first entry for Nantes in June 1837 serves as a good reminder for the flying passenger today; while the other travellers scramble for their suitcases Stendhal, with just his night-bag under his arm, strolls off the landing board and, thus, is one of the first to set foot on the paving stones of the great city.  Where does he go?  What advice would you give? What is the very first place to visit on any trip to Nantes? ... please add your Comment below...


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  1. Dr C Mansfield8 July 2023 at 14:28

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