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Title: The Christmas Kalends of Provence
And Some Other Provencal Festivals

Author: Thomas A. Janvier

Release Date: October 19, 2006 [EBook #19587]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "'TO THE HEALTH OF THE COUNT!'"

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The Christmas Kalends
of
Provence

AND SOME OTHER
PROVENCAL FESTIVALS

* * * * *

BY

THOMAS A. JANVIER

SOCI DOU FELIBRIGE

AUTHOR OF
"IN OLD NEW YORK" "THE PASSING OF THOMAS"
"IN GREAT WATERS" ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

* * * * *

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK AND LONDON

1902

Copyright, 1902, by HARPER & BROTHERS.

_All rights reserved._

Published November, 1902.

TO

C. A. J.

Contents

PAGE

THE CHRISTMAS KALENDS OF PROVENCE 1

A FEAST-DAY ON THE RHONE 133

THE COMEDIE FRANCAISE AT ORANGE 209

Illustrations

"'TO THE HEALTH OF THE COUNT!'" _Frontispiece_

AT THE WELL _Facing p._ 6

PLANTING SAINT BARBARA'S GRAIN " 14

ELIZO'S OLD FATHER " 74

MAGALI " 100

THE PASSING OF THE KINGS " 112

"THE BLIND GIRL"--NOEL " 118

THE LANDING-PLACE AT TOURNON " 166

THE DEFILE OF DONZERE " 190

THE ROUMANILLE MONUMENT " 198

AVIGNON " 204

GENERAL VIEW OF THE THEATRE " 210

"IT LOOKED TREASONS, CONSPIRACIES AND MUTINOUS " 236
OUTBURSTS"

THE GREAT FACADE