A Motor-Flight Through France
The narrative recounts the author's 1907 automobile journey through France with a friend, exploring the countryside and visiting various towns and cities. The text combines travelogue, social commentary, and personal reflection, offering vivid descriptions of landscapes, architecture, and cultural practices. Along the way, the narrator observes the contrasts between modernity and tradition, as well as the tensions between urban and rural life.
By Edith Wharton · First published 1908 · Genre: Travel, Non-fiction, Autobiography · 12 chapters · 41,997 words
First lines
The motor-car has restored the romance of travel.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Edith Wharton
- Date: 1908 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Travel, Non-fiction, Autobiography, Historical
- Length: 41,997 words
- Structure: 12 chapters, 361 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Travel — The narrative is a detailed account of the author's journey through France by motorcar.
- Non-fiction — The book is based on real events and experiences, not on imagined scenarios.
- Autobiography — The author narrates her own experiences and observations.
- Historical — The book provides a snapshot of France during the early 20th century.
Tags
Travelogue · Non-Fiction · France · Motorcycle · Adventure · Early 20th Century · Road Trip · Travel Writing · Memoir · Autobiographical · Historical · Cultural
Contents
- BOULOGNE TO AMIENS
- PARIS TO POITIERS
- A FLIGHT TO THE NORTH-EAST
- BEAUVAIS AND ROUEN
- POITIERS TO THE PYRENEES
- FROM ROUEN TO FONTAINEBLEAU
- THE PYRENEES TO PROVENCE
- THE LOIRE AND THE INDRE
- THE RHONE TO THE SEINE
- NOHANT TO CLERMONT
- IN AUVERGNE
- ROYAT TO BOURGES