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PLOËRMEL, 203--Church, 204--Tombs, 205--Column of the Thirty,
206--Battle of the Thirty, 207--Château of Josselin, 209--Church of
Josselin, 213.
MONTFORT-SUR-MER--Forest of Paimpont--Fairy tales, 215.
RENNES, ancient capital of Brittany--Entry of Henry IV.--Scenery of
the Loire, 216--Castle of Champtoceaux, 218.
NANTES--Cathedral, 221--Tombs, 222--Castle--Anne of Brittany,
223--Promenades and Boulevards--Museum, 227--Jardin des
Plantes--Descent of the Loire--The Noyades, 228.

ST. NAZAIRE--Historical associations, 230--Le Croisic,
232--Salt-pans, 233--Costume of the Paludiers,
234--Saulniers--Chouan: origin of the name and of the War,
241--Church of Batz, 243--Situation of Le Croisic, 244--Chapel of St.
Goustan, 245.
GUÉRANDE--Church of St Aubin--Chapel of Notre Dame Blanche,
246--La Roche Bernard, 247--Wedding Festivities, 248--National
Music--Female Costume--Fête de la Vierge and of the Emperor,
249--Scenery of the River Loch, 250.
BELLE ISLE--Le Palais--M. Trochu's Model Farm, 251--Breton
fatalism, 252--Grotte du Port Coton, 255--Historical associations of
Belle Isle, 256--Fishery, 257.
PONT L'ABBÉ, 257--Costumes, 258--Church, 259.
LOCTUDY--Romanesque Church, 261.
TORCHE DE PENMARCH, 262--Church of St. Guenolé, 263--"Le
filet saint"--Ruins of the old Town, 264--Fontenelle the Leaguer,
267--Church of St. Nonna, 268--Menhirs at Kerscaven, 269.
AUDIERNE--Lighthouse--Bathing-machines, 269--Town, 270.
POINTE DU RAZ--Popular superstitions--Church of St. Collédoc,
271--"Enfer de Plogoff"--Island of Sein--Druidesses, 272--Dangerous
passage, 273--Baie des Trépassés--Submerged city of Is, 274--Legend
of King Gradlon and his daughter Dahut, 275.
DOUARNENEZ--Romanesque Church of Pointcroix, 276--Chapel of
Notre Dame de Comfort--Wheel of Sacring-Bells--Town of
Douarnenez, 279--Pardon of Ste. Anne-de-la-Palue, 280--Costume,
281--Church of Ste. Anne--Procession, 282--Holy Well of Ste. Anne,
285.
SCAËR--Old Customs and Superstitions, 285--Wrestling--"Pierres de
Croix," 286.

LE FAOUÉT--Chapel of St. Barbe, 287--Wedding ceremonies and
amusements, 288--Fishing, 289--Old Breton superstitious still
prevalent--Lavandières de la Nuit, 290--Church of St.
Fiacre--Elaborately carved Rood-screen, 293--Painted glass--Ruined
Castle of Poncallec--Plot of Cellamare, 294--Montagnes Noires, 296.
CARHAIX--Situation, 297--Statue of La Tour d'Auvergne, 298--Fair
and Market--Church of St. Tremeur--Skull-boxes, 299.
HUELGOAT, 300--Lead-mines, 301--Cascade of St. Herbot--Chapel
of St. Herbot, 303--His tomb, 304--Patron of cattle--Offerings of
horsehair and cows' tails, 304--Homeward journey, 307.
USEFUL DATES in the History of Brittany 309
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE of the Dukes of Brittany 310

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
VIGNETTE--St. Michael's Mount, Title-page. 1. Querqueville Church,
6 2. Plan of Querqueville Church, 6 3. Château of Tourlaville, 9 4.
Castle of Bricquebec, 13 5. Badge of the Soeurs de la Miséricorde, 17 6.
Coutances Cathedral, 20 7. Pilaster and Cornice from Tomb of Bp.
James in Cathedral of Dol, 31 8. Front of the Tomb, 32 9. Menhir, near
Dol, 35 10. Château of Combourg, 37 11. Peasant Girl of Cancale, 38
12. St. Malo and Chateaubriand's Tomb, 40 13. Effigy of Jean de
Beaumanoir, 52 14. Château of La Bellière, 54 15. Chimney, Château
of La Bellière, 56 16. Château of La Garaye, 60 17. Section of Lanleff
Church, 69 18. Plan of Lanleff Church, 70 19. Fountain of Duke Peter,
73 20. Abbey of Beauport, 77 21. Skull-box, 91 22. The Creizker, 107
23. Calvary, Guimiliau, 116 24. The Fool's Well, Folgoët, 124 25.
Abbey of St. Mathieu, 131 26. Peasant Girl of Ouëssant, 133 27.
Peasant Girl, Châteaulin, 135 28. Begger, Quimper, 141 29.
Concarneau, with Sardine Boats, 143 30. Dolmen, Trégunc, 146 31.
Rocking-Stone, Trégunc, 148 32. Château of Rustéphan, 150 33. Scala
Sancta, Ste. Anne d'Auray, 159 34. Champ des Martyrs, Auray, 169 35.

Sculptured Stone, Locmariaker, 171 36. Hatchet-shaped Sculpture,
Locmariaker, 173 37. Entrance to Tumulus of Gavr' Inis, 175 38, 39.
Sculptured Stones, Gavr' Inis, 176 40. Dolmen of Corcorro, 182 41.
Castle of Elven, 200 42. Column of the Thirty, 206 43. Château of
Josselin, 212 44. Salt-Pans, with Le Croisic in the distance, 235 45.
Paludier of the Bourg de Bate in his working dress, 237 46. Paludier of
the Bourg de Bate in his wedding dress, 239 47. La Roche Bernard, 247
48. Entrance to Le Palais, Belle Isle, 253 49. Device of Fouquet, 257 50.
Peasant Girl, Pont l'Abbé, 258 51. Apse of the Church, Loctudy, 260 52.
Torche of Penmarch, 262 53. Ship sculptured on the walls, Church of
St. Guenolé, Penmarch, 264 54. Church of Guenolé, Penmarch, 265 55.
Fleur-de-lisé Window, Church of St. Nonna, Penmarch, 269 56. Pointe
du Raz, 270 57. Front of the Church at Pont Croix, 277 58. Wheel of
Sacring Bells, Notre Dame-de-Comfort, near Douarnenez, 279 59.
Costume of a Finistère Bride, 281 60. Well of Ste. Anne-la-Palue, 284
61. Cross Stones, 286 62. Rood-screen or Jubé, St. Fiacre, 291 63.
Carved Stalls, St. Herbot, 304 64. Carved Stalls, St. Herbot, 305

BRITANNY AND ITS BYWAYS.
A fair wind conveyed us in six hours from Poole to Cherbourg. It was
dusk when we entered the harbour, and so we had no opportunity of
seeing its beauty until the following morning, when we ascended a
height behind the town, called the Mont du Roule. It is reached either
on foot or by carriage, the Emperor having ordered a road to be made
up to the fort which crowns the heights,